Minnesota Lake File
Cross Lake — Pine County, MN
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Fish species
- bigmouth buffalo
- black bullhead
- black crappie
- bluegill
- bowfin (dogfish)
- brown bullhead
- burbot
- channel catfish
- common carp
- freshwater drum
- golden redhorse
- greater redhorse
- green sunfish
- hybrid sunfish
- lake sturgeon
- largemouth bass
- muskellunge
- northern hog sucker
- northern pike
- pumpkinseed
- quillback
- rock bass
- shorthead redhorse
- silver redhorse
- smallmouth bass
- walleye
- white bass
- white crappie
- white sucker
- yellow bullhead
- yellow perch
Latest DNR survey (2025-05-19)
| Species | CPUE | Avg lbs |
|---|
| WHC | 0.28 | 0.61 |
| BLG | 3.92 | 0.36 |
| HSF | 0.01 | 0.56 |
| BLC | 3.31 | 0.55 |
| WAE | 0.05 | 2.39 |
| PMK | 0.20 | 0.21 |
CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.
Public access
Winter access off of 3rd Avenue in Pine City along SW end of lake.
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