Minnesota Lake File

Big McDonald Lake — Otter Tail County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• brown bullhead
• common carp
• green sunfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• walleye
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-08-19)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.08	1.03
YEB	17.11	0.83
NOP	14.56	1.45
RKB	2.33	0.52
YEB	0.67	0.98
NOP	1.67	1.21
HSF	0.44	0.62
RKB	1.75	0.32
WAE	9.67	1.97
HSF	1.67	0.53

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

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