Minnesota Lake File

Aitkin Lake — Aitkin County, MN

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Fish species

• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• brown bullhead
• channel catfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• shorthead redhorse
• tullibee (cisco)
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2023-07-10)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
NOP	6.17	1.72
BLC	0.50	0.25
WTS	0.83	1.88
CCF	0.83	3.68
WAE	1.00	2.18
PMK	0.50	0.33
SHR	0.33	1.43
YEB	0.17	1.47
BLG	0.67	0.46
BOF	0.33	4.85

CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.

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Boaters can reach Aitkin Lake through Aitkin Flowage; which flows into Big Sandy Lake.

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