Cloquet Lake
Lake County, Minnesota
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Fishing looks to be moderately active with peak fishing times around 4-5 AM and 3-5 PM. SEE MORE
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How big is Cloquet Lake?
How deep is Cloquet Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Cloquet Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Blacknose Shiner, Central Mudminnow, Common Shiner, Iowa Darter, Northern Redbelly Dace and White Sucker.
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History & Status of the Fishery
Cloquet Lake is located eleven miles west of Finland within the Superior National Forest. There is a small public access with an earthen ramp suitable for small boats and canoes on the southeast shore of the lake. Current management is for Walleye fingerlings to be stocked in the fall for two consecutive years followed by two non-stocked years. A standard fisheries survey was completed in June 2019 to monitor the fish community and evaluate stocking efforts.
The Walleye catch rate of 2.33 per gill net was on the low end of the normal range for similar lakes, but below average compared to previous surveys of Cloquet Lake. Size ranged from 7.5 to 26.0 inches with an average length of 19.1 inches and average weight of 3.04 pounds. Age analysis determined a little over half the Walleye sampled (8 of 15) were from the 2015 year class, a stocked year. The remaining fish came from two non-stocked year classes and were either age-1 or age-15. These results are similar to recent surveys of the lake which have found inconsistent recruitment from both stocked and non-stocked years.
Northern Pike catch was within the normal range and consistent with previous surveys of the lake. Size structure continues to be poor as pike averaged just 18.02 inches and 1.21 pounds in 2019 with just one individual greater than 24 inches long sampled. Only a handful of Northern Pike longer than 24 inches have been captured in the thirteen surveys completed on the lake to date.
The Yellow Perch catch rate of 17.83 per gill net was similar to previous surveys and near the high end of the normal range for similar lakes. Size ranged from 6.1 to 13.1 inches with 38% of perch longer than 10 inches. Age distribution included fish from age-1 to age-17 with fourteen year classes identified. The quality size structure is largely the result of a mature population of older fish that can be sensitive to increased harvest.
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For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Cloquet Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Katherine Lake | 1.0 mi | 68 | 6 ft |
| Sink Lake | 1.1 mi | 18 | 22 ft |
| Kari Lake | 2.0 mi | 15 | 3 ft |
| Lillian Lake | 2.3 mi | 33 | 4 ft |
| Railroad Lake | 3.4 mi | 10 | |
| Source Lake | 4.3 mi | 32 | |
| Phantom Lake | 5.0 mi | 69 | |
| Ferman Lake | 5.2 mi | 12 | |
| Spruce Lake | 5.5 mi | 69 | |
| Driller Lake | 5.8 mi | 25 |
