Minnesota Lake File

Wells Lake — Rice County, MN

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Fish species

• bigmouth buffalo
• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• channel catfish
• common carp
• freshwater drum
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• walleye
• white bass
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2020-07-27)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
WHB	22.78	0.27
BLC	1.44	0.32
NOP	0.89	2.64
BLB	109.00	0.06
WTS	6.11	0.36
BIB	5.44	0.07
CCF	0.78	4.38
WAE	11.44	2.28
GOS	0.11	0.06
CAP	7.00	2.80

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

Public access

Shore access off county road between Cannon and Wells lakes.
Shore access with fishing pier at Kill Mill dam on west side of Faribault.
Boat ramp on Cannon Lake.

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