Dry

St. Louis County, Minnesota — DOW #69006400

43 Surveys
81.98
Acres
44 ft
Max Depth
0
5
Fish Species
33
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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Rainbow Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 0.5 1.00 lb 1

SPT

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 2.5 0.25 lb 5
2005-06-06 Standard gill nets 1.5 3.25 lb 3
2023-09-25 Standard gill nets 5.0 1.32 lb 10
2013-06-11 Standard gill nets 5.0 1.77 lb 10
2001-05-29 Standard gill nets 1.0 0.67 lb 2

Brook Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 2.5 0.55 lb 5
1986-06-11 Standard gill nets 1.0 1.05 lb 4
1993-06-09 Standard gill nets 1.7 0.49 lb 5
1987-06-11 Standard gill nets 1.5 0.33 lb 6
1990-06-21 Standard gill nets 1.5 1.10 lb 3
1988-06-23 Standard gill nets 0.8 1.63 lb 3

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 15.0 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.48 lb 30
1986-06-11 Standard gill nets 12.0 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.97 lb 48
1993-06-09 Standard gill nets 18.7 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.68 lb 56
2005-06-06 Standard gill nets 16.0 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.53 lb 32
1987-06-11 Standard gill nets 14.3 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.86 lb 57
1990-06-21 Standard gill nets 6.5 (normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.42 lb 13
2023-09-25 Standard gill nets 14.0 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.90 lb 28
1988-06-23 Standard gill nets 25.3 (above normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.64 lb 101
2013-06-11 Standard gill nets 2.5 (normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.51 lb 5
2001-05-29 Standard gill nets 4.0 (normal) 1.5 – 10.4 0.85 lb 8

Tullibee (Cisco)

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 37.5 (above normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.28 lb 75
1986-06-11 Standard gill nets 45.3 (above normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.26 lb 181
1993-06-09 Standard gill nets 13.3 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.59 lb 40
2005-06-06 Standard gill nets 13.5 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.51 lb 27
1987-06-11 Standard gill nets 67.8 (above normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.25 lb 271
1990-06-21 Standard gill nets 24.5 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.24 lb 49
1988-06-23 Standard gill nets 31.3 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.22 lb 125
2013-06-11 Standard gill nets 5.5 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.81 lb 11
2001-05-29 Standard gill nets 8.0 (normal) 3.0 – 35.0 0.51 lb 16

SCU

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1981-06-08 Standard gill nets 0.5 1

BNT

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1993-06-09 Standard gill nets 1.0 0.62 lb 3
2005-06-06 Standard gill nets 2.0 1.43 lb 4
1990-06-21 Standard gill nets 11.5 0.32 lb 23
2023-09-25 Standard gill nets 5.0 2.36 lb 10
2013-06-11 Standard gill nets 2.5 1.54 lb 5
2001-05-29 Standard gill nets 0.5 2.16 lb 1

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1993-06-09 Standard gill nets 0.3 0.13 lb 1
1990-06-21 Standard gill nets 6.0 0.05 lb 12
2023-09-25 Standard gill nets 2.0 0.22 lb 4
1988-06-23 Standard gill nets 0.5 0.15 lb 2

CIS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-09-25 Standard gill nets 5.5 0.86 lb 11

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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.