Baxter

Isanti County, Minnesota — DOW #30011400

79 Surveys

Invasive Species Alert

Baxter has confirmed populations of:

Eurasian watermilfoil

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88.45

Acres

10 ft

Max Depth

4 ft

Mean Depth

Fish Species

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DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Baxter. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.8 – 26.3	0.58 lb	3
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.8 – 26.3	0.20 lb	1
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	48.5 (normal)	1.5 – 48.5	0.44 lb	97
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.8 – 26.3	0.44 lb	2
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	1.5 – 48.5	0.90 lb	5

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.8 – 10.7	0.61 lb	2
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.8 – 10.7	0.40 lb	1
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.5 – 9.5	0.30 lb	1
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.8 – 10.7	1.26 lb	9
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.5 – 9.5	1.52 lb	1

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.11 lb	3
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.06 lb	7
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	52.0 (above normal)	2.5 – 23.3	0.09 lb	104
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 5.2	0.34 lb	1
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	2.5 – 23.3	0.09 lb	6

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.3	1.34 lb	1
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	1.1 (normal)	0.6 – 5.3	0.82 lb	10
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 4.3	0.30 lb	1
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	5.8 (above normal)	0.6 – 5.3	0.77 lb	23
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 4.3	0.20 lb	1
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	0.6 – 5.3	0.83 lb	16

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	2.8 – 10.0	3.75 lb	12
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	1.25 lb	7
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	1.5 (below normal)	2.8 – 10.0	3.10 lb	3
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	8.65 lb	2
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	6.5 (normal)	2.8 – 10.0	2.92 lb	13
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	2.3	—	2.99 lb	16

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard electrofishing	2.0	—	0.49 lb	2
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.0 – 4.0	2.11 lb	2
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	7.0 (above normal)	1.0 – 4.0	1.21 lb	14
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.9	1.25 lb	2
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.9	4.30 lb	1

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard electrofishing	69.0	—	0.85 lb	69
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.9 – 4.3	3.15 lb	2
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 1.9	1.94 lb	8
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	0.9 – 4.3	0.93 lb	6
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.9	2.30 lb	1
2010-08-30	Standard electrofishing	50.0	—	1.34 lb	48
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.9 – 4.3	3.46 lb	1
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.9	1.66 lb	3

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.4 – 1.6	7.12 lb	8
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	2.3 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.6	5.28 lb	9
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.4 – 1.6	3.11 lb	6

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	1.4	—	0.22 lb	13
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.10 lb	2
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	2.3	—	0.14 lb	9
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.24 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	4.8	—	0.17 lb	19
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	16.2 (normal)	3.1 – 24.9	0.18 lb	146
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	8.0	—	0.18 lb	16
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	37.5 (above normal)	3.1 – 24.9	0.24 lb	150
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	3.5	—	0.24 lb	7
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	33.3 (above normal)	3.1 – 24.9	0.12 lb	233

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.27 lb	1
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	0.8 – 7.2	0.15 lb	20
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.8 – 7.2	0.15 lb	4
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.8 – 7.2	0.14 lb	3

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 3.5	1.98 lb	1
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.4 – 1.4	4.04 lb	4
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	4.5 (above normal)	0.3 – 3.5	3.74 lb	9
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	1.5 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.4	3.92 lb	6
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	0.3 – 3.5	5.52 lb	3
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	2.3 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.4	1.24 lb	16

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard gill nets	11.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 7.5	0.22 lb	44
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	1.9 – 13.0	0.28 lb	25
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	24.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 7.5	0.13 lb	48
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	35.3 (above normal)	1.9 – 13.0	0.29 lb	141
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	114.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 7.5	0.10 lb	228
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	8.7 (normal)	1.9 – 13.0	0.27 lb	61

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2024-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 3.3	3.18 lb	1
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	1.0 – 5.8	0.90 lb	3
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	3.5 (normal)	1.0 – 5.8	2.08 lb	7
2010-08-30	Standard trap nets	3.1 (normal)	0.3 – 3.3	1.60 lb	22

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	5.5 (above normal)	0.5 – 5.1	0.08 lb	11
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	6.5 (above normal)	0.5 – 5.1	0.12 lb	13

Shorthead Redhorse

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	13.0	—	0.71 lb	26
1984-08-27	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.2 – 1.0	0.50 lb	1

Common Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-08-27	Standard gill nets	7.0	—	0.08 lb	14
2010-08-30	Standard gill nets	1.5	—	0.09 lb	3

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Marinas

Anderson Dock Lift And Outdoor Services

Isanti, MN

(612) 986-2448

★ 5

Blue Lake Public Launch

Zimmerman, MN

★ 4

Lake Fanny - North Launch

Cambridge, MN

Legacy Motor and Marine LLC

Isanti, MN

(763) 313-2486

★ 4.6

On The Level Properties, LLC

Princeton, MN

★ 5

Performance Dock and Lift

Grandy, MN

(612) 325-9871

★ 4.5

Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Baxter. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Brown Bullhead Common Carp Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

Other Lakes in Isanti County

Adams

11.97 acres

Blue

295.99 acres

Elizabeth

Plan Your Trip to Baxter

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.

Baxter

Invasive Species Alert

DNR Fish Surveys

Black Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Yellow Bullhead

Northern Pike

Walleye

Largemouth Bass

Common Carp

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

Pumpkinseed

Bowfin

Black Crappie

White Sucker

Golden Shiner

Shorthead Redhorse

Common Shiner

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

EC'S Corner Express

Nomadlund Outfitters

North Central Outpost

65 Bait

Adrenaline Archery and Bait

Angler's Paradise Reel Repair

BackWoods Bear Bait

Bait Caddy

Nearby Marinas

Anderson Dock Lift And Outdoor Services

Blue Lake Public Launch

Lake Fanny - North Launch

Legacy Motor and Marine LLC

On The Level Properties, LLC

Performance Dock and Lift

Fish Species

Other Lakes in Isanti County

Adams

Blue

Elizabeth

Elms

Fannie

Florence

Plan Your Trip to Baxter