Minnesota Lake File

Villard Lake — Pope County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2025-07-14)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
YEB	8.33	0.77
NOP	11.22	1.80
LMB	39.00	1.74
CAP	0.89	2.43
HSF	1.56	0.19
WAE	3.22	2.47
HSF	0.22	0.56
LMB	2.00	1.62
BLG	17.33	0.21
PMK	4.89	0.20

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

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