Minnesota Lake File

Johnson Lake — Itasca County, MN

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Fish species

• black crappie
• bluegill
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• smallmouth bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-06-18)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
NOP	6.89	2.20
RKB	0.56	0.19
NOP	1.11	2.85
HSF	0.11	0.51
SMB	0.11	2.12
RKB	0.67	0.13
WAE	0.56	3.26
HSF	0.78	0.16
LMB	2.22	1.81
BLG	1.89	0.06

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

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Off Hwy 38 on south shore of lake.

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