Deer

Wright County, Minnesota — DOW #86010700

134 Surveys

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171.06

Acres

27 ft

Max Depth

9 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 Deer. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.7	—	0.43 lb	2
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.14 lb	2
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	1.0	—	—	3
1993-08-02	Standard electrofishing	1.5	—	0.46 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	7.2	—	0.19 lb	43
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	94.4 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.11 lb	850
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	3.7 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.21 lb	22
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	2.4	—	0.29 lb	12
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	6.2 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.15 lb	37
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.26 lb	1
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	5.3 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.25 lb	32

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.11 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	7.7	—	0.11 lb	69
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.7	—	0.20 lb	4
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.22 lb	1

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.55 lb	3
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.30 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	3.8 (normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.68 lb	23
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	6.3 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.64 lb	57
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	4.0 (normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.57 lb	20
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	7.3 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.36 lb	44
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.25 lb	4
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.51 lb	14

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.30 lb	9
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.47 lb	11
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	48.0	—	—	144
1993-08-02	Special seining	0.3	—	0.56 lb	1
1993-08-02	Standard electrofishing	1.5	—	0.58 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	12.7 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.40 lb	76
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.28 lb	25
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	63.6 (above normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.11 lb	318
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	13.3 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.23 lb	80
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	7.4 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.17 lb	37
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	41.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.37 lb	251
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	4.5 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.19 lb	18
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	4.2 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.29 lb	25

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	380.0 (above normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.01 lb	1140
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	143.5 (above normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.02 lb	861
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	59.0	—	—	177
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	6.0 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.34 lb	54
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	16.0 (normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.73 lb	96
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	86.3 (above normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.12 lb	518
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	330.2 (above normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.11 lb	1651
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	26.5 (above normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.64 lb	159
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	67.0 (above normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.31 lb	335
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.51 lb	8
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	9.3 (normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.59 lb	37

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Special seining	62.3	—	3.40 lb	187
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	1.3 (below normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.56 lb	4
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	1.63 lb	5
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	12.7 (above normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.32 lb	76
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1.26 lb	1
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	15.6 (above normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.25 lb	78
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	3.8	—	2.94 lb	23
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	5.6 (normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.82 lb	28
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.0	—	2.35 lb	6
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	7.8 (normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.49 lb	31
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	1.2	—	3.97 lb	7

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.7 – 6.2	0.55 lb	1
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 5.4	0.43 lb	3
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 5.4	1.09 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.7 – 6.2	1.21 lb	2
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.7 – 6.2	0.70 lb	1
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 5.4	1.20 lb	1

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard electrofishing	21.9	—	0.77 lb	15
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	1.7	—	0.05 lb	5
2023-08-14	Standard electrofishing	50.2	—	1.80 lb	89
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	1.8 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.1	0.32 lb	11
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.1	1.90 lb	1
2013-07-01	Standard electrofishing	23.0	—	1.44 lb	23

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	5.0 (above normal)	0.5 – 3.5	0.86 lb	15
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.51 lb	3
1993-08-02	Special seining	5.7	—	2.90 lb	17
1993-08-02	Standard electrofishing	1.5	—	0.92 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	5.7 (above normal)	0.5 – 3.5	1.71 lb	34
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.13 lb	1
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.5	0.95 lb	2
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.90 lb	1
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	0.5 – 3.5	2.84 lb	6

Channel Catfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Special seining	22.0	—	3.14 lb	66
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	2.87 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.7	—	6.83 lb	4
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	2.3	—	4.88 lb	9
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	2.33 lb	2

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 4.0	5.65 lb	2
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	5.63 lb	8
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.0	2.77 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.6	5.51 lb	1
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	4.50 lb	4
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	3.90 lb	5
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.0	7.11 lb	1
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	3.3 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.6	4.98 lb	20

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.0	3.24 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.0	5.07 lb	5
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	4.17 lb	3
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.0	5.17 lb	3
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	2.27 lb	3

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	32.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.28 lb	96
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	1.0	—	—	3
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.07 lb	5
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	16.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.07 lb	96
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.10 lb	5
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	3.6 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.13 lb	18
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.19 lb	7
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	156.4 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.28 lb	782
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	3.5 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.12 lb	14

Bluntnose Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	0.3	—	1

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Special trap nets	0.3	—	0.08 lb	1
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.05 lb	1
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.10 lb	2

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.99 lb	2
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	1.7 (normal)	0.5 – 2.0	2.22 lb	10
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.93 lb	3
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	2.20 lb	1
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.8 (normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.32 lb	4
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.55 lb	4
2013-07-01	Standard gill nets	6.3 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.0	2.10 lb	25
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	2.18 lb	3

White Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-08-02	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.8	0.55 lb	1
1988-08-09	Standard gill nets	1.4 (normal)	0.5 – 4.8	0.34 lb	7
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	1.5 (normal)	0.4 – 4.6	0.52 lb	9
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	2.2 (normal)	0.5 – 4.8	0.25 lb	11
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	16.8 (above normal)	0.4 – 4.6	0.40 lb	101

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.08 lb	4
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	2.8 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.12 lb	17

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	3.0	—	0.12 lb	18
2023-08-14	Standard trap nets	20.9 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.09 lb	188
1988-08-09	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.20 lb	1
1982-08-10	Standard gill nets	2.0	—	0.07 lb	10
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	13.0 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.08 lb	78

BIB

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2023-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	3.98 lb	1
2013-07-01	Standard trap nets	1.8 (above normal)	0.3 – 0.8	4.76 lb	11

Tadpole Madtom

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1982-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.10 lb	1

Smallmouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-01	Standard electrofishing	1.0	—	0.54 lb	1

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Nearby Marinas

A-1 Marine, Inc.

Annandale, MN

(320) 274-8227

★ 4.4

An Extra Space, LLC

Buffalo, MN

(763) 684-1969

★ 5

Anchor Dock & Lift

Annandale, MN

(320) 274-6500

★ 4.9

Beebe Lake Public Launch

Buffalo, MN

651-296-6157

★ 4.6

Boat Happy Rentals

Albertville, MN

(763) 807-3677

Bremer Jet Ski & Watercraft Rental, Inc.

Maple Lake, MN

(612) 298-7055

★ 4.8

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(952) 406-0640

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Fish Species

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

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

Fishing Guides Near Deer

Big Dog Fishing Guide Services

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(612) 810-7330

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Fishing Guide

(763) 972-3619

Headwaters Fly Fishing Company - John Edstrom

Fishing Guide

(651) 503-3919

Jiggin Jim's Fishing Guide Service & Taxidermy

Fishing Guide

(612) 644-7657

Maple Lake Ice Fishing Derby

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(763) 443-7039

Wildwood Float Trips

Fishing Guide

(612) 801-2710

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