Minnesota Lake File

Washington Lake — Le Sueur County, MN

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Fish species

• bigmouth buffalo
• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• brown bullhead
• common carp
• freshwater drum
• green sunfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• walleye
• white crappie
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-09-23)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
WAE	7.88	0.11

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

Public access

STATE ACCESS ON SOUTHWEST SHORE NEAR SQUIRRELS NEST POINT; CONCRETE PLANK
STATE ACCESS ON NORTHEAST SHORE OF EAST BASIN; CONCRETE PLANK

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