String

Cottonwood County, Minnesota — DOW #17002400

16 Surveys
336.23
Acres
3.8 ft
Max Depth
0
11
Fish Species
0
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Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on String. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

BIB

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 80.5 41
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 1.8 5.55 lb 14

Fathead Minnow

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 53.0 27

Black Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 13.8 0.37 lb 7
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 21.3 (normal) 2.2 – 60.5 0.36 lb 170

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 3.9 0.03 lb 2
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 13.8 (above normal) 0.5 – 3.4 0.15 lb 110

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 2.0 0.66 lb 1

Common Carp

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-05-15 Special electrofishing 7.9 4
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 2.3 (normal) 1.0 – 3.6 5.06 lb 18

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.2 – 2.0 0.15 lb 3

OSS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 0.8 0.04 lb 6

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 5.4 (normal) 2.4 – 15.1 0.13 lb 43

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 0.1 6.83 lb 1

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.3 – 2.2 0.90 lb 6

Channel Catfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-06-08 Standard trap nets 1.0 3.90 lb 8

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Fish Species

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

Bigmouth BuffaloBlack BullheadBlack CrappieChannel CatfishCommon CarpGreen SunfishNorthern PikeOrangespotted SunfishWalleyeWhite SuckerYellow Perch

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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.