Minnesota Lake File

Nelson Lake — Pope County, MN

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Fish species

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

Latest DNR survey (2023-05-03)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.50	1.42
NOP	0.50	1.99
BLB	1.00	0.07
BRB	10.00	0.86
NOP	0.33	2.94
BLB	5.67	0.46
GOS	1.00	0.05
YEB	0.50	0.19
GOS	0.33	0.09

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

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