Minnesota Lake File

Lower Pauness Lake — St. Louis County, MN

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Fish species

• burbot
• northern pike
• rock bass
• smallmouth bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-06-23)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BUB	0.33	0.83
NOP	1.50	1.12
RKB	0.17	0.46
SMB	0.83	1.52
WAE	1.17	0.46
YEP	4.67	0.16
WTS	7.67	2.04

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

Public access

Portage trail (8 rods) from Upper Pauness Lake.
Portage trail (40 rods) from Upper Pauness Lake.
Portage trail (160 rods) from Little Indian Sioux River.

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