Minnesota Lake File

Big Sandy Lake — Aitkin County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2025-10-06)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
WAE	230.00	0.13

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

Public access

There is a boat launch on either side of libby dam.
There is a boat launch on either side of the road. One accessing bell horn bay an the other the northeast arm of Big Sandy.

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