James

St. Louis County, Minnesota — DOW #69073400

41 Surveys
18.22
Acres
33 ft
Max Depth
0
2
Fish Species
33
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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Rainbow Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1989-06-13 Standard gill nets 13.0 0.47 lb 13
1989-06-13 Standard trap nets 3.3 0.48 lb 10
1984-06-22 Standard gill nets 7.5 0.80 lb 15
1984-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.0 0.50 lb 3
2013-06-10 Standard gill nets 10.0 0.65 lb 20
2013-06-10 Standard trap nets 0.1 0.26 lb 1
2018-05-14 Standard gill nets 2.0 2.25 lb 4
2018-05-14 1/4-in trap nets 0.5 2.43 lb 2
2018-05-14 Standard trap nets 0.5 1.81 lb 2
2007-05-22 Standard gill nets 1.0 2.50 lb 2
1987-05-19 Standard gill nets 11.0 0.88 lb 22
1995-05-30 Standard gill nets 27.0 0.90 lb 27
1995-05-30 1/4-in trap nets 0.7 2
2014-05-12 Special trap nets 0.9 1.07 lb 23
2021-06-01 Standard gill nets 53.0 0.54 lb 53
2021-06-01 1/4-in trap nets 2.3 0.48 lb 9
2021-06-01 Standard trap nets 3.0 0.40 lb 12
2021-06-01 Standard electrofishing 4.5 0.46 lb 4
2004-06-01 Standard gill nets 6.0 0.64 lb 12

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1989-06-13 Standard gill nets 5.0 (normal) 2.0 – 8.5 1.96 lb 5
1989-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.7 0.50 lb 2
1984-06-22 Standard gill nets 10.5 (above normal) 2.0 – 8.5 1.45 lb 21
1984-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.3 0.50 lb 4
1987-05-19 Standard gill nets 3.0 (normal) 2.0 – 8.5 0.50 lb 6

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 1.7 – 8.0 1.20 lb 1

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2013-06-10 1/4-in trap nets 2.9 0.16 lb 23
2013-06-10 Standard trap nets 5.8 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.19 lb 46
2018-05-14 1/4-in trap nets 0.5 0.25 lb 2
2018-05-14 Standard trap nets 11.8 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.29 lb 47
2007-05-22 1/4-in trap nets 0.3 0.02 lb 1
2007-05-22 Standard trap nets 2.5 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.75 lb 10
1995-05-30 Standard trap nets 20.9 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.22 lb 188
2014-05-12 Special trap nets 4.4 115
2021-06-01 Standard trap nets 3.5 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.32 lb 14
2021-06-01 Standard electrofishing 199.3 0.61 lb 176
2004-06-01 1/4-in trap nets 1.0 4
2004-06-01 Standard trap nets 7.0 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.5 0.39 lb 28

Johnny Darter

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2018-05-14 1/4-in trap nets 0.3 1

CNM

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2018-05-14 1/4-in trap nets 1.0 4

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1995-05-30 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.2 – 4.3 0.15 lb 2

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1995-05-30 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.6 – 17.9 0.55 lb 1

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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.