Minnesota Fishing Guide

Unnamed (Nickel)

Itasca County, Minnesota — DOW #31047000

54 Surveys
14.21
Acres
36.5 ft
Max Depth
0
3
Fish Species
9
Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

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

RHS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1972-06-30 Standard gill nets 8.0 — 2.88 lb 8
1972-06-30 Standard trap nets 3.0 — 0.92 lb 6

Brook Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1972-06-30 Standard gill nets 7.0 — 0.14 lb 7

Rainbow Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1972-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 0.30 lb 1
1981-05-18 Standard trap nets 0.0 — 1.00 lb 1
1974-07-23 Standard gill nets 11.0 — — 11
1978-05-24 Standard trap nets 0.3 — — 14
2010-10-12 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 1.90 lb 3
2010-10-12 1/2-in trap nets 0.1 — 1.76 lb 2
1990-11-07 Standard trap nets 9.5 — 0.07 lb 276
1995-10-16 Standard gill nets 2.3 — 1.09 lb 7
1995-10-16 Special gill nets 1.0 — 0.73 lb 1
1995-10-16 1/2-in trap nets 0.4 — 1.21 lb 16
2004-10-25 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 0.95 lb 2
2004-10-25 1/2-in trap nets 1.5 — 0.97 lb 12

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1955-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.3 – 9.8 0.10 lb 1

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1955-07-11 Standard gill nets 2.5 (normal) 1.5 – 20.5 0.12 lb 5

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1955-07-11 Standard trap nets 13.0 (above normal) 0.5 – 1.4 0.55 lb 26
1955-07-11 Standard gill nets 3.5 (above normal) 0.5 – 2.1 0.36 lb 7
2015-10-05 1/2-in trap nets 0.5 — 0.51 lb 8
2015-10-05 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.5 – 2.1 0.42 lb 2
1981-05-18 Standard trap nets 0.0 (below normal) 0.5 – 1.4 — 1
1974-07-23 Standard gill nets 12.0 (above normal) 0.5 – 2.1 — 12
1978-05-24 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.5 – 1.4 — 3

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1955-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.1 – 10.6 1.60 lb 1

BNT

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-10-05 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.85 lb 2
2015-10-05 1/2-in trap nets 0.3 — 1.48 lb 4
2010-10-12 Standard gill nets 7.5 — 1.56 lb 15
2010-10-12 1/2-in trap nets 0.6 — 2.96 lb 9

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-10-05 Standard gill nets 3.5 (above normal) 0.5 – 3.0 0.08 lb 7
2010-10-12 Standard gill nets 0.5 (normal) 0.5 – 3.0 0.09 lb 1
2010-10-12 1/2-in trap nets 4.0 — 0.02 lb 64
1990-11-07 Standard trap nets 113.8 (above normal) 0.3 – 2.7 — 3300
2004-10-25 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.5 – 3.0 0.01 lb 1
2004-10-25 1/2-in trap nets 79.0 — 0.01 lb 632

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-10-05 1/2-in trap nets 13.9 — 0.08 lb 223
2015-10-05 Minnow traps 1.0 — — 1
2015-10-05 Standard gill nets 4.5 — 0.15 lb 9
2010-10-12 Minnow traps 0.5 — — 1
2010-10-12 Standard gill nets 24.0 — 0.09 lb 48
2010-10-12 1/2-in trap nets 23.8 — 0.04 lb 381

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1981-05-18 Standard trap nets 1.2 (normal) 0.4 – 1.3 — 58
1974-07-23 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.5 – 2.0 — 1
1978-05-24 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.3 — 8
1990-11-07 Standard trap nets 0.0 (below normal) 0.4 – 1.3 — 1
2004-10-25 1/2-in trap nets 0.1 — 1.98 lb 1

FND

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2010-10-12 Minnow traps 16.0 — 32
1995-10-16 Minnow traps 123.8 — 495
2004-10-25 Minnow traps 0.5 — 2
2004-10-25 1/2-in trap nets 4.0 — 32

Fathead Minnow

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2010-10-12 Minnow traps 1.0 — 2
1995-10-16 Minnow traps 38.3 — 153
2004-10-25 Minnow traps 1.3 — 5
2004-10-25 1/2-in trap nets 0.4 — 3

Depth Maps & Lake Info

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Best Bet Waxworm Wholesale Bait & Breeder Kits

Deer River, MN

(218) 246-2222

★ 5

Bite Me Waxworms Wholesale Bait Shop

Deer River, MN

(218) 246-2222

★ 3.7

Diamond Custom Rods

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 244-4108

★ 5

Fred's Live Bait & Tackle

Deer River, MN

(218) 246-8710

★ 4.8

Frontier Sports

Marcell, MN

(218) 832-3901

★ 4.6

Glen's Army & Navy Store

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 326-1201

★ 4.3

God's Country Outfitters

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 326-9866

★ 4.4

Hollywood Bait

Coleraine, MN

(218) 245-1660

★ 4.5

Nearby Marinas

Bass Lake public Water Access - Whispering Pines

Grand Rapids, MN

★ 3

Grand Rapids Marine

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 326-0351

★ 4.3

Grand Rapids Marine

Grand Rapids, MN

Marine Clinic

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 244-4281

★ 4.9

Mishawaka Outdoors LLC

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 812-8888

NorthStar Barge

Grand Rapids, MN

(218) 269-0566

★ 5

Resorts & Lodges Near Unnamed (Nickel)

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Anchor Inn Resort
Fishing Resort Spring Lake

(218) 659-2718
Birch Haven Resort Closed
Fishing Resort Bovey

(218) 910-9707
Bowen Lodge
Fishing Resort Deer River

(218) 246-8707
Loon Point Resort
Fishing Resort Bigfork

(218) 245-1470

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Unnamed (Nickel). Click any species for a full fishing guide.

BluegillBrown TroutLargemouth Bass

Fishing Guides Near Unnamed (Nickel)

Bro's Guide Service
Fishing Guide

(218) 340-6051
Early Bird Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin
Fishing Guide

(218) 245-9858
Grand Rapids Guide Service
Fishing Guide

(218) 259-7140
Minnesota Fishing Connections
Fishing Guide

(218) 259-2628
MN Fishing Pros
Fishing Guide

(218) 244-2517
Moo Moo's Guide Service
Fishing Guide

(218) 398-7593

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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.