Minnesota Lake File

St. James Lake — Watonwan County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• channel catfish
• common carp
• green sunfish
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• walleye
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-06-03)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
NOP	27.50	2.33
BLC	19.00	0.14
BLB	3.00	0.63
BLG	6.33	0.31
YEP	0.22	0.07
WAE	1.00	1.17
NOP	0.44	1.38
BLC	0.89	0.39
BLB	0.56	0.97
CAP	8.50	2.35

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

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