Minnesota Lake File

Esquagamah Lake — Aitkin County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• brown bullhead
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2024-07-29)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
YEB	0.33	1.23
NOP	0.58	6.42
YEB	9.33	0.95
NOP	0.33	2.41
GOS	0.08	0.16
GOS	0.33	0.09
RKB	0.08	0.75
RKB	0.17	0.19
HSF	0.08	0.28
HSF	0.17	0.26

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

Public access

south side of the lake; off CSAH in Section 18

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