Minnesota Lake File

Big Pine Lake — Aitkin County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2024-08-26)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.08	0.92
NOP	2.25	2.51
BLC	0.42	0.52
WAE	1.08	1.75
PMK	0.75	0.14
YEB	0.50	0.88
GSF	0.08	0.05
HSF	1.92	0.24
BLG	3.33	0.08
YEP	0.42	0.16

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

Public access

The state owned public access; with cement log ramp; is on the south side of the lake in Section 29.

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