Minnesota Lake File

Swan Lake — Itasca County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2025-08-18)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.33	1.19
YEP	4.00	0.08
SLR	0.07	3.75
YEB	0.07	1.39
NOP	7.33	2.41
RKB	0.73	0.39
YEB	1.40	0.83
NOP	0.27	1.48
SHR	0.07	2.09
SMB	0.33	2.38

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

Public access

Good access with ample parking.

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