Minnesota Lake File

Big Carnelian Lake — Washington County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• green sunfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-08-04)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
YEP	0.44	0.09
YEB	7.25	0.76
NOP	6.50	1.17
YEB	0.33	0.57
NOP	0.33	0.99
HSF	1.25	0.23
WAE	1.25	3.04
HSF	2.33	0.17
LMB	2.38	0.53
BLG	6.38	0.24

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

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