Mayhew

Cook County, Minnesota — DOW #16033700

85 Surveys

220.9

Acres

84 ft

Max Depth

32.5 ft

Mean Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

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

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Standard trap nets	5.6 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.2	0.12 lb	67
2019-07-08	Deep gill nets	0.2	—	0.12 lb	1
2019-07-08	Shallow gill nets	2.3	—	0.17 lb	7
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	141.6	—	—	1133
2004-07-05	1/4-in trap nets	4.5	—	0.12 lb	27
2004-07-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	0.09 lb	1
2004-07-05	Standard trap nets	2.0 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.2	0.11 lb	12
1997-07-07	1/4-in trap nets	37.8	—	0.01 lb	189
1997-07-07	Shallow gill nets	4.5	—	0.12 lb	9
1997-07-07	Standard trap nets	3.5 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.2	0.10 lb	21
2009-07-06	Shallow gill nets	3.5	—	0.08 lb	7
2009-07-06	Standard trap nets	2.2 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.2	0.08 lb	13
2009-07-06	Deep gill nets	1.0	—	0.08 lb	4
2023-07-08	1/4-in trap nets	126.8	—	—	761
2023-07-08	Shallow gill nets	3.0	—	0.10 lb	6
2023-07-08	Standard trap nets	2.0 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.2	0.10 lb	12
1994-07-18	1/4-in trap nets	133.7	—	0.02 lb	1337
1994-07-18	Shallow gill nets	7.0	—	0.09 lb	21

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 2.8	0.09 lb	4
2019-07-08	Shallow gill nets	0.3	—	0.08 lb	1
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	0.6	—	0.06 lb	5
2004-07-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.2	—	0.02 lb	1
1997-07-07	Standard trap nets	4.3 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.8	0.06 lb	26
1997-07-07	1/4-in trap nets	0.6	—	0.08 lb	3
1997-07-07	Shallow gill nets	1.5	—	0.07 lb	3
2009-07-06	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	0.3 – 2.8	0.05 lb	13
2009-07-06	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	0.05 lb	1
2009-07-06	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.05 lb	2
2023-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.8	0.04 lb	1
2023-07-08	1/4-in trap nets	0.3	—	0.03 lb	2
2023-07-08	Shallow gill nets	1.5	—	0.05 lb	3
1994-07-18	1/4-in trap nets	10.8	—	0.04 lb	108
1994-07-18	Shallow gill nets	3.0	—	0.05 lb	9

Bluntnose Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	3.9	—	31

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Deep gill nets	0.2	—	3.44 lb	1
2019-07-08	Shallow gill nets	7.0	—	1.80 lb	21
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	0.1	—	1.53 lb	1
2019-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.1 – 1.0	0.44 lb	3
2004-07-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.5	—	0.42 lb	3
2004-07-05	Shallow gill nets	4.0	—	0.56 lb	8
2004-07-05	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.1 – 1.0	0.86 lb	3
2004-07-05	Deep gill nets	0.5	—	1.61 lb	2
1997-07-07	1/4-in trap nets	3.2	—	0.44 lb	16
1997-07-07	Shallow gill nets	17.5	—	0.48 lb	35
1997-07-07	Standard trap nets	2.2 (above normal)	0.1 – 1.0	0.31 lb	13
2009-07-06	Shallow gill nets	7.5	—	1.22 lb	15
2009-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.1 – 1.0	1.29 lb	4
2009-07-06	Deep gill nets	4.3	—	1.82 lb	17
2023-07-08	Shallow gill nets	8.0	—	1.46 lb	16
2023-07-08	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	2.99 lb	1
1994-07-18	1/4-in trap nets	10.2	—	0.17 lb	102
1994-07-18	Shallow gill nets	9.7	—	0.87 lb	29
1994-07-18	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	2.99 lb	1

Fathead Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	2.5	—	20
2004-07-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.5	—	3

Rainbow Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Shallow gill nets	2.7	—	0.81 lb	8
2023-07-08	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.81 lb	2

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	2.60 lb	3
2009-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.80 lb	1
2023-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	2.77 lb	3

FND

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	1.1	—	9

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	13.9	—	0.06 lb	111
2019-07-08	Standard trap nets	4.8 (normal)	2.4 – 6.0	0.08 lb	57
2009-07-06	Standard trap nets	0.5 (below normal)	2.4 – 6.0	0.05 lb	3
2023-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	2.4 – 6.0	0.02 lb	2

Lake Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Deep gill nets	5.2	—	0.88 lb	26
2019-07-08	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.97 lb	3
2004-07-05	Deep gill nets	2.5	—	1.27 lb	10
2004-07-05	Shallow gill nets	2.0	—	0.81 lb	4
1997-07-07	Deep gill nets	4.8	—	1.00 lb	19
2009-07-06	Deep gill nets	5.0	—	1.79 lb	20
2023-07-08	Deep gill nets	1.3	—	2.15 lb	5
2023-07-08	Shallow gill nets	2.0	—	1.60 lb	4
1994-07-18	Deep gill nets	4.7	—	0.70 lb	14
1994-07-18	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	2.33 lb	3

BST

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-08	Trapnet - Mini Fyke	0.1	—	1

BNT

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2004-07-05	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.18 lb	2
2009-07-06	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	2.93 lb	1
2009-07-06	Shallow gill nets	1.5	—	2.92 lb	3

Spottail Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2004-07-05	1/4-in trap nets	1.2	—	7

CRC

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1997-07-07	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.12 lb	1
1994-07-18	1/4-in trap nets	0.2	—	0.09 lb	2

BNS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1997-07-07	1/4-in trap nets	0.2	—	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2023-07-08	1/4-in trap nets	0.3	—	0.08 lb	2

PRD

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1994-07-18	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	0.04 lb	1

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Nearby Marinas

Bearskin Wilderness Outfitters

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 388-2292

★ 4.7

BoatPAL Services

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 264-9934

★ 5

Grand Marais Boat Rides

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-4159

Grand Marais Campground & Marina

Grand Marais, MN

(800) 998-0959

★ 4.6

Grand Marais Harbor

Grand Marais, MN

Grand Marais Marina Photogenic Point

Grand Marais, MN

★ 4.9

Resorts & Lodges Near Mayhew

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Eve's Place Lakeside Cabins

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 370-9834

SAGONTO Wilderness Resort

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 370-1074

Timberlund's Resort

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 387-1147

Borderland Lodge

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 388-2233

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Fish Species

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

Bluegill Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Lake Trout Northern Pike Rainbow Trout White Sucker Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Mayhew

Devil Track Lake Cabins

Fishing Guide

(218) 877-7502

Fly Box And Company

Fishing Guide

(218) 370-9659

Grand Marais Charters

Fishing Guide

(218) 370-5800

Little Vince's Guide Services

(218) 388-9942

(218) 370-8726

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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.

Mayhew

DNR Fish Surveys

Yellow Perch

Green Sunfish

Bluntnose Minnow

White Sucker

Fathead Minnow

Rainbow Trout

Northern Pike

FND

Bluegill

Lake Trout

BST

BNT

Spottail Shiner

CRC

BNS

Hybrid Sunfish

PRD

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Bear Track Outfitting Co.

Buck's Hardware

Clearwater BWCA Outfitters

Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters

Lake Superior Trading Post

Moose Tracks

Northern Goods

The Fisherman's Daughter at Dockside Fish Market

Nearby Marinas

Bearskin Wilderness Outfitters

BoatPAL Services

Grand Marais Boat Rides

Grand Marais Campground & Marina

Grand Marais Harbor

Grand Marais Marina Photogenic Point

Resorts & Lodges Near Mayhew

Fish Species

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