Minnesota Lake File

Basswood Lake — Lake County, MN

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Fish species

• black crappie
• bluegill
• lake whitefish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• northern sunfish
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• shorthead redhorse
• smallmouth bass
• tullibee (cisco)
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2022-08-01)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
YEP	1.17	0.22
NOP	3.05	3.27
RKB	2.05	0.32
NOP	2.30	2.31
SHR	0.10	1.75
LKW	0.10	2.79
SMB	0.85	1.59
RKB	0.17	0.28
WAE	15.45	1.50
BLG	1.05	0.49

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

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100 rod portage from Newton Lake to Pipestone Bay.
90 rod portage from Sucker Lake to Inlet Bay.
Numerous portages on the south and west shores.

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