Cramer Lake
Lake County, Minnesota
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How big is Cramer Lake?
How deep is Cramer Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Cramer Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Blacknose Shiner, Common Shiner, Golden Shiner and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Cramer Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Cramer Lake area?
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Are there boat launches on Cramer Lake?
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History & Status of the Fishery
Cramer Lake is located 9 miles northeast of Finland in the Superior National Forest. Public access is a 30 yard carry in along Lake County Highway 7 with a small parking area suitable for 2 vehicles. The lake has an area of 68 acres with a maximum depth of 4 feet. This standard survey was conducted the week of June 25, 2019 to evaluate current management goals and provide data to guide future management. Cramer Lake is primarily managed for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.
Northern Pike gill net catch was 8/net that averaged 5.2 pounds each. Trap net catch was 1.4/net and these fish averaged 1.8 pounds. The largest fish sampled was 37.8 inches long and weighed 11.7 pounds. The overall size structure was good with 19% of the total catch longer than 30 inches. Interestingly, all of the 30 inch plus fish were greater than 10 years old.
Yellow Perch gill net catch was14/net with an average weight of nearly a third of a pound. The largest fish sampled was 11.1 inches long with 43% of the total catch longer than 9 inches.
White Sucker gill net catch was 17/net with an average weight of 2.1 pounds. Trap net catch was 0.4/net with an average weight of 3.7 pounds. Other species sampled were Blacknose Shiner, Brook Trout, Creek Chub, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter and Pumpkinseed.
Cramer Lake is locally known as a good Northern Pike lake with 10 pound fish caught regularly along with an occasional wall hanger. The lake is very shallow and wild rice can be abundant. It is also used by wild rice harvesters and duck hunters. Although there are some very nice perch present, the vast majority of anglers on Cramer are targeting pike. Overall, Cramer Lake is lightly fished during the bulk of the year. Early spring before vegetation becomes thick and early ice fishing are the most popular periods to fish this lake. With the new Northern Pike regulation in the Northeast Region of a 30-40 inch protected slot, Cramer Lake has the possibility of producing more trophy Northern Pike.
What is the average air temp for Cramer Lake?
Are there any state parks near Cramer Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Cramer Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Unnamed Lake | 0.6 mi | 22 | |
| Kowalski Lake | 0.8 mi | 13 | 32 ft |
| Paccini Lake | 2.7 mi | 10 | |
| Blesener Lake | 3.2 mi | 18 | 11 ft |
| Benson Lake | 3.3 mi | 19 | 36 ft |
| Moose Lake | 3.4 mi | 180 | 6 ft |
| Cramer Homestead Lake | 3.7 mi | 26 | 22 ft |
| Ninemile Lake | 4.1 mi | 297 | 40 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 4.1 mi | 17 | |
| Lake Twenty Three | 4.7 mi | 52 | 23 ft |
