Home / Lakes / Lower Hay Lower Hay Crow Wing County, Minnesota — DOW #18037800
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Special Regulations for Lower Hay
This lake has regulations that differ from statewide defaults. Always check before fishing.
Daily limit five. (Whitefish Chain including connected Cross Lake Reservoir, Lower Hay, Arrowhead, Bertha, Clamshell, Big Trout, Pig, Island-Loon, Rush-Hen, Dagget, and Little Pine lakes) Invasive Species Alert Lower Hay has confirmed populations of:
Clean, drain, and dry all equipment before moving to another water body. It's the law in Minnesota.
DNR Fish Surveys
Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Lower Hay.
Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.
Johnny Darter Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.6 — 8 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 20.9 — 46
Yellow Bullhead Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 2.3 — — 5 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 12.4 (above normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.52 lb 124
Yellow Perch Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 199.4 — — 2792 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 1.8 — — 4 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 2.0 (normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.10 lb 20 1995-06-19 Survey seining 4.8 — 0.04 lb 29 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 4.6 (below normal) 7.0 – 46.3 0.08 lb 32
Rock Bass Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 1.4 — — 19 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 23.1 — — 51 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 19.4 (above normal) 0.5 – 2.5 0.32 lb 194
Northern Pike Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.4 — — 5 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 6.9 (normal) 2.8 – 9.0 3.44 lb 48 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 3.31 lb 2
Tadpole Madtom Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 1
Largemouth Bass Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 10.7 — — 150 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 1.4 — — 3 1995-06-19 Survey seining 4.8 — 0.11 lb 29 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.5 (above normal) 0.3 – 1.3 0.77 lb 15
Fathead Minnow Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 0.9 — 2
Common Shiner Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 3.1 — — 43 1995-06-19 Survey seining 20.3 — — 122 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.06 lb 2
White Sucker Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 2.7 — — 6 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 5.9 — — 82 1995-06-19 Survey seining 7.2 — 0.11 lb 43 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 1.3 (normal) 0.9 – 4.0 2.51 lb 9 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.7 (above normal) 0.2 – 1.1 2.28 lb 17
Spottail Shiner Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 1
Smallmouth Bass Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.4 — — 6 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.1 (normal) 0.1 – 0.9 2.76 lb 1
CRC Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 1.4 — 3 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 1
BCS Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 2.6 — 36
Hybrid Sunfish Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 0.5 — — 1 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.4 — — 6 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.16 lb 2
Green Sunfish Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 3.6 — 8 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 1.6 — 22
Mottled Sculpin Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 1
Bluegill Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 34.4 — — 482 1995-06-19 Survey seining 1.2 — 0.09 lb 7 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 71.9 (above normal) 4.4 – 49.0 0.05 lb 719
Pumpkinseed Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.9 — — 13 1995-06-19 Survey seining 0.8 — 0.09 lb 5 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 2.5 (normal) 1.8 – 7.8 0.12 lb 25
Longnose Dace Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 11.8 — 26 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 1.2 — 17
Iowa Darter Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 2.7 — 6 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 1.4 — 19
Black Bullhead Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.2 — — 3 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 2.6 0.73 lb 2
Mimic Shiner Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 0.9 — 2 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 1
Bluntnose Minnow Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 2.3 — 5 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 5.3 — 74 1995-06-19 Survey seining 7.0 — 42
BKF Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 15.9 — 35 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 13.5 — 189 1995-06-19 Survey seining 0.2 — 1
Logperch Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 Backpack electrofishing 8.2 — 18 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 56.5 — 791 1995-06-19 Survey seining 12.5 — 75
Walleye Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.4 — — 5 2010-09-14 Special electrofishing 20.9 — 0.11 lb 40 2019-10-01 Fall electrofishing 45.5 — 0.22 lb 25 2022-09-28 Fall electrofishing 25.9 — 0.34 lb 18 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 0.9 (below normal) 3.3 – 8.8 1.28 lb 6 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.24 lb 2 2013-09-25 Special electrofishing 66.1 — 0.07 lb 50 2014-09-23 Special electrofishing 52.5 — 0.41 lb 35 2016-09-20 Special electrofishing 59.0 — 0.07 lb 36 2023-09-18 Fall electrofishing 37.7 — 0.12 lb 27
Golden Shiner Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch 2018-08-01 50-ft beach seine 0.1 — 2
Brown Bullhead Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.0 (normal) 0.3 – 1.6 0.78 lb 10
SLR Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 5.53 lb 2
GRR Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.4 — 4.70 lb 14
LKW Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 1.1 (normal) 0.2 – 2.7 0.64 lb 8
Shorthead Redhorse Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.2 2.49 lb 2
Tullibee (Cisco) Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard gill nets 1.1 (normal) 0.8 – 6.2 0.24 lb 8
Bowfin Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.3 – 1.1 6.43 lb 5
Black Crappie Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch 1995-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.0 (normal) 0.4 – 2.3 0.52 lb 10
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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026.
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