Minnesota Lake File
Minnewaska Lake — Pope County, MN
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Fish species
- bigmouth buffalo
- black bullhead
- black crappie
- bluegill
- bowfin (dogfish)
- brown bullhead
- channel catfish
- common carp
- freshwater drum
- green sunfish
- hybrid sunfish
- largemouth bass
- northern pike
- pumpkinseed
- smallmouth bass
- sunfish
- tullibee (cisco)
- walleye
- white sucker
- yellow bullhead
- yellow perch
Latest DNR survey (2025-06-09)
| Species | CPUE | Avg lbs |
|---|
| BRB | 0.53 | 1.40 |
| NOP | 8.07 | 2.60 |
| BLC | 1.07 | 0.34 |
| BLB | 0.73 | 1.26 |
| BIB | 0.07 | 1.30 |
| WTS | 0.53 | 1.21 |
| WAE | 5.67 | 1.58 |
| PMK | 2.93 | 0.20 |
| SMB | 0.47 | 1.58 |
| CAP | 0.27 | 4.14 |
CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.
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