Minnesota Lake File

Namakan Lake — St. Louis County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• burbot
• cisco species
• lake sturgeon
• lake trout
• lake whitefish
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rainbow smelt
• redhorse
• rock bass
• sauger
• smallmouth bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-09-22)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BUB	0.15	0.37
BLC	0.25	0.85
NOP	2.00	2.54
WTS	2.30	2.49
RHS	0.25	6.66
WAE	7.95	0.81
PMK	0.05	0.15
SMB	0.85	1.75
CIS	1.25	1.10
LKW	0.15	2.06

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

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