Minnesota Lake File

Whitefish Lake — Polk County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• brown bullhead
• common carp
• green sunfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-08-04)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BLB	4.50	0.12
BRB	0.17	0.60
YEP	2.17	0.09
NOP	5.67	2.16
NOP	1.17	2.62
RKB	0.17	0.06
WAE	11.33	2.42
BLG	7.67	0.04
PMK	1.67	0.07
WTS	1.67	2.12

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

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No dock, cattail bogs commonly block access.

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