Minnesota Lake File

Big Lake — Beltrami County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2025-06-10)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.67	0.83
YEP	0.47	0.14
YEB	3.20	0.73
NOP	4.40	1.86
RKB	3.73	0.47
YEB	5.07	0.54
NOP	0.87	1.76
SMB	0.13	2.08
RKB	2.00	0.43
WAE	3.53	1.94

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

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