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Frequently Asked Questions About Bear Lake, MN
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How big is Bear Lake?
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What kind of fish can you catch in Bear Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Blacknose Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Hybrid Sunfish, Johnny Darter and White Sucker.
Are there places to stay in the Bear Lake area?
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Are there boat launches on Bear Lake?
Are there places to eat and drink near Bear Lake?
History & Status of the Fishery
NORTHERN PIKE ABUNDANCE CONTINUES TO BE VERY LOW WITH LARGE INDIVIDUAL FISH. THE BLACK BULLHEAD POPULATION APPEARS TO HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY SINCE THE LAST SURVEY. IN 1978 THERE WERE 28.7 PER GILL NET AND 178.8 PER TRAP NET WHILE IN 1989 THERE WERE 0.5 PER GILL NET AND 6.7 PER TRAP NET. YELLOW AND BROWN BULLHEADS HAVE REMAINED AT LOW LEVELS SINCE 1978. THE BLUEGILL AND PUMPKINSEED POPULATIONS APPEAR TO HAVE INCREASED AS MUCH AS THE BLACK BULLHEADS HAVE DECREASED. DURING THIS SURVEY THERE WERE 62 BLUEGILLS AND 143.7 PUMPKIN- SEED AND BLACK CRAPPIE POPULATIONS ALL APPEAR TO BE VERY SLOW GROWING. LARGEMOUTH BASS ABUNDANCE, AS MEASURED BY GILL AND TRAP NET CATCHES, APPEARS TO BE VERY GOOD. BASS REPRODUCTION APPEARS TO BE EXCELLENT AS THERE WERE MANY AGE II FISH COLLECTED. THE ABUNDANCE OF YELLOW PERCH HAS DE- CLINED CONSIDERABLY SINCE 1978, HOWEVER, THE INDEX OF ABUNDANCE IS STILL GOOD. THERE WERE NO WALLEYES CAPTURED IN THE NETS DURING THIS SURVEY. HISTORI- CALLY THE LAKE HAS NOT HELD MANY WALLEYE ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN STOCKED WITH FRY PERIODICALLY.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Bear Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Big Pine Lake | 6.4 mi | 4,726 | 76 ft |
| Nitche Lake | 6.6 mi | 76 | 28 ft |
| Dead Lake | 7.6 mi | 270 | 19 ft |
| Little Pine Lake | 8.1 mi | 2,080 | 63 ft |
| Wolf Lake | 9.5 mi | 1,460 | 16 ft |
| Schuster Lake | 11.5 mi | 44 | 80 ft |
| Murphy Lake | 12.2 mi | 317 | 30 ft |
| Silver Lake | 12.2 mi | 547 | 43 ft |
| Silver Lake | 12.2 mi | 547 | 43 ft |
| Silver Lake | 12.3 mi | 239 | 34 ft |
