Minnesota Fishing Guide

Poplar

Cook County, Minnesota — DOW #16023900

103 Surveys

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Poplar has confirmed populations of:

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764
Acres
73 ft
Max Depth
0
8
Fish Species
10
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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Burbot

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.2 – 1.0 1.75 lb 2
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 0.8 — 0.97 lb 6
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.76 lb 3
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 0.7 (normal) 0.2 – 1.0 1.06 lb 8
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 0.5 — 1.34 lb 4
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 0.5 — 0.89 lb 4
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.2 – 1.0 1.50 lb 1
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 0.4 (normal) 0.2 – 1.0 0.88 lb 5
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 0.3 (normal) 0.2 – 1.0 0.57 lb 3

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.6 – 2.4 1.06 lb 12
1984-08-07 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 1.08 lb 3
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 0.4 — 2.03 lb 3
1999-07-26 1/4-in trap nets 0.4 — 0.15 lb 5
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 1.6 — 1.61 lb 13
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 0.9 — 1.48 lb 11
2020-07-06 Standard trap nets 1.2 — 0.96 lb 14
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 0.7 (normal) 0.6 – 2.4 1.19 lb 8
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.6 — 0.93 lb 11
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 1.3 — 1.03 lb 10
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 0.7 (normal) 0.6 – 2.4 1.10 lb 4
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.9 — 0.65 lb 6
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.6 – 2.4 1.12 lb 4
1988-08-08 Standard trap nets 0.7 — 1.57 lb 14
1982-07-15 Standard gill nets 1.8 (normal) 0.6 – 2.4 1.55 lb 11
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.6 – 2.4 2.12 lb 12

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 2.6 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 2.47 lb 31
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 0.9 — 3.20 lb 7
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 2.3 — 1.80 lb 18
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 2.3 — 2.50 lb 27
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 1.83 lb 12
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.0 1.12 lb 4
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 3.0 — 2.24 lb 24
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 3.22 lb 2
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 3.2 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 2.18 lb 19
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 2.1 (above normal) 0.1 – 1.0 2.70 lb 15
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 1.3 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 1.59 lb 15
1988-08-08 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.1 – 1.0 1.46 lb 7
1982-07-15 Standard gill nets 3.3 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 2.65 lb 20
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 2.1 (normal) 0.8 – 5.3 2.31 lb 25

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 1.0 (below normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.65 lb 12
1984-08-07 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 — 4
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 0.49 lb 8
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 0.8 — 2.29 lb 10
2020-07-06 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.71 lb 7
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.50 lb 6
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.79 lb 10
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 0.33 lb 2
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 1.8 — 0.75 lb 14
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 5.0 (normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.61 lb 30
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.30 lb 2
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 0.8 (below normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.85 lb 10
1988-08-08 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.64 lb 16
1982-07-15 Standard gill nets 5.3 (above normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.66 lb 32
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 1.2 (below normal) 1.2 – 5.2 0.69 lb 14

Smallmouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 0.8 (normal) 0.3 – 1.4 0.83 lb 9
1984-08-07 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.3 0.12 lb 2
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 0.1 — 1.32 lb 1
1999-07-26 1/4-in trap nets 2.3 — 0.02 lb 27
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 0.1 — 2.66 lb 1
2020-07-06 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.1 – 1.3 0.69 lb 3
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.3 0.25 lb 4
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 0.1 — 1.37 lb 1
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.1 (normal) 0.1 – 1.3 0.10 lb 1
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 1.4 1.59 lb 2
1988-08-08 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.3 0.17 lb 4
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 1.4 0.50 lb 1

LKW

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 1.1 (below normal) 1.6 – 15.5 0.71 lb 13
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 1.1 — 0.84 lb 9
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 1.8 — 1.27 lb 14
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 1.3 — 1.27 lb 15
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 0.8 (below normal) 1.6 – 15.5 1.93 lb 10
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 0.9 — 1.45 lb 7
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 1.1 — 1.45 lb 9
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 1.2 (below normal) 1.6 – 15.5 1.25 lb 14
1982-07-15 Standard gill nets 1.2 (below normal) 1.6 – 15.5 1.36 lb 7
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.6 – 15.5 1.92 lb 6

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1984-08-07 Standard gill nets 1.4 (normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.17 lb 17
1999-07-26 1/4-in trap nets 45.0 — — 540
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 0.09 lb 2
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 0.5 — 0.08 lb 4
2020-07-06 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.2 0.07 lb 2
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.2 0.12 lb 6
1991-08-12 Standard gill nets 0.9 (normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.20 lb 11
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 0.1 — 0.06 lb 1
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.2 0.20 lb 1
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 4.2 (above normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.24 lb 25
1988-08-08 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.2 0.13 lb 3
1988-08-08 Standard gill nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.38 lb 1
1982-07-15 Standard gill nets 1.8 (normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.12 lb 11
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 1.8 (normal) 0.4 – 3.7 0.15 lb 21

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1999-07-26 1/4-in trap nets 0.1 — 0.03 lb 1

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1999-07-26 1/4-in trap nets 2.9 — — 35
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 0.1 — 0.11 lb 1
2020-07-06 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 1.03 lb 3
2020-07-06 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.1 – 0.4 0.43 lb 3
1991-08-12 Standard trap nets 0.6 (above normal) 0.1 – 0.4 0.63 lb 11
1981-09-03 Standard gill nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.1 0.20 lb 1
1981-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.1 (normal) 0.1 – 0.4 1.50 lb 1
1986-07-28 Standard gill nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.1 – 1.1 0.25 lb 1

Lake Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1999-07-26 Deep gill nets 0.8 — 0.13 lb 6
1999-07-26 Shallow gill nets 0.1 — 0.10 lb 1
2003-08-04 Deep gill nets 0.9 — 0.20 lb 7

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2003-08-04 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.09 lb 2

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Bear Track Outfitting Co.

Grand Marais, MN

(800) 795-8068

★ 3.3

Buck's Hardware

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-2280

★ 4.5

Clearwater BWCA Outfitters

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 260-2253

★ 5

Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 388-2275

★ 4.7

Lake Superior Trading Post

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-2020

★ 4.6

Moose Tracks

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-9125

★ 4.5

Northern Goods

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-2706

★ 4.7

The Fisherman's Daughter at Dockside Fish Market

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-2906

★ 4.7

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 Poplar

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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 Poplar. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Black CrappieBurbotLake WhitefishNorthern PikeSmallmouth BassWalleyeWhite SuckerYellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Poplar

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
Fishing Guide

(218) 388-9942
Northshore Outdoors
Fishing Guide

(218) 370-8726
Riptide Charters
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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.