Broadwater Bay

Cass County

DOW: 11020101

Northern PikeGood · 74PumpkinseedGood · 67Rock BassGood · 66

A lake in Cass County — best known for pike and panfish. Last surveyed 1986.

Fish Species (15)

Northern Pike

Good · 74

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

2.51 lbs

Catch rate: 12.7 per gill net · typical 3–7.9 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	12.71	-	2.51 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	0.60	-	1.47 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	7.33	-	1.38 lbs	Standard gill nets

Pumpkinseed

Good · 67

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.15 lbs

Catch rate: 9.4 per trap net · typical 1.6–6.9 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	3.71	-	0.21 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	9.40	-	0.15 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	7.57	-	0.32 lbs	Standard trap nets

Rock Bass

Good · 66

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.32 lbs

Catch rate: 3.7 per trap net · typical 0.7–3.3 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	2.71	-	0.42 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	3.70	-	0.32 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	2.17	-	0.30 lbs	Standard gill nets

Black Crappie

Good · 66

Typical numbers · large fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.62 lbs

Catch rate: 0.9 per trap net · typical 0.3–1.7 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.14	-	1.50 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	0.90	-	0.62 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.86	-	0.48 lbs	Standard trap nets

Yellow Perch

Good · 65

Typical numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.16 lbs

Catch rate: 28.1 per gill net · typical 7.1–33.9 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	1.90	-	0.21 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 7, 1986	28.14	-	0.16 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 15, 1956	12.17	-	0.21 lbs	Standard gill nets

Bluegill

Good · 58

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.10 lbs

Catch rate: 53.3 per trap net · typical 3.7–42.9 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	12.71	-	0.18 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	53.30	-	0.10 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	10.29	-	0.20 lbs	Standard trap nets

Walleye

Good · 52

Typical numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

1.73 lbs

Catch rate: 4.3 per gill net · typical 4–9.6 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	4.29	-	1.73 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	0.40	-	2.88 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.14	-	2.30 lbs	Standard trap nets

Largemouth Bass

Good · 50

Large fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

1.20 lbs

Catch rate: 0.14 per gill net · typical 0.3–1.2 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.14	-	1.20 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	0.90	-	0.92 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	1.86	-	0.73 lbs	Standard trap nets

Smallmouth Bass

Average · 47

Average-size fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.20 lbs

Catch rate: 0.1 per trap net · typical 0.1–0.6 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.10	-	0.20 lbs	Standard trap nets

Hybrid Sunfish

Insufficient

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.30 lbs

Catch rate: 0.29 per gill net

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.29	-	0.30 lbs	Standard gill nets

Other species in this lake (5)

Rough fish, bullheads, and baitfish recorded in DNR surveys — present in the lake, but not typical angling targets.

Yellow Bullhead

Average · 49

Typical numbers · small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.54 lbs

Catch rate: 3.3 per trap net · typical 0.9–4.8 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	10.00	-	0.46 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 7, 1986	3.30	-	0.54 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.67	-	0.70 lbs	Standard gill nets

Black Bullhead

Average · 44

Typical numbers · small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.32 lbs

Catch rate: 0.9 per trap net · typical 0.3–2.1 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.90	-	0.32 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 7, 1986	15.86	-	0.49 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.57	-	1.00 lbs	Standard trap nets

Shorthead Redhorse

Average · 44

Typical numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Aug 1956

Last surveyed 1956 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

1.50 lbs

Catch rate: 0.17 per gill net · typical 0.1–0.5 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.30	-	0.27 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.17	-	1.50 lbs	Standard gill nets

White Sucker

Average · 26

Below-normal numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

1.65 lbs

Catch rate: 0.29 per gill net · typical 1–3.5 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.29	-	1.65 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 15, 1956	1.17	-	1.87 lbs	Standard gill nets

Brown Bullhead

Poor · 21

Below-normal numbers · small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1986

Last surveyed 1986 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.20 lbs

Catch rate: 0.2 per trap net · typical 0.3–1.7 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 7, 1986	0.20	-	0.20 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 7, 1986	6.29	-	0.84 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 15, 1956	0.50	-	0.93 lbs	Standard gill nets

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Biologist Notes

July 7, 1986WAE GILLNET CATCHES WERE HIGHER THAN STATEWIDE MEDIAN NUMBER. AVERAGE SIZE OF NETTED WAE WAS GOOD, ABOUT 1.7 LBS. NOP NUMBERS WERE QUITE HIGH, ALMOST…

WAE GILLNET CATCHES WERE HIGHER THAN STATEWIDE MEDIAN NUMBER. AVERAGE SIZE OF NETTED WAE WAS GOOD, ABOUT 1.7 LBS. NOP NUMBERS WERE QUITE HIGH, ALMOST FIVE TIMES STATE MEDIAN. THOUGH THERE WERE MANY SMALL NORTHERNS, AVERAGE WEIGHT WAS ABOVE STATE AVERAGE. NUMBER OF NOP WAS SIMILAR TO 1982 ASSESSMENT AND HIGHER THAN IN 1974 AND 1977 NETTING. YEP WERE ABUNDANT, ABOUT THREE TIMES STATE MEDIAN NUMBER. BLG WERE ABUNDANT BUT SMALL. LMB CATCH IN TRAPNETS WAS WELL ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE.

August 15, 1956BROADWATER BAY IS CONNECTED TO WOMAN LAKE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE FISH POPULATION PRESENT WOULD CLOSELY COINCIDE WITH THOSE OF WOMAN LAKE. BROADWATER BA…

BROADWATER BAY IS CONNECTED TO WOMAN LAKE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE FISH POPULATION PRESENT WOULD CLOSELY COINCIDE WITH THOSE OF WOMAN LAKE. BROADWATER BAY HAS AN EXCELLENT SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WAE, NOP, AND PAN FISH. YEAR CLASS COMPOSISITON OF ALL DESIRABLE SPECIES INDICATES THAT NATURAL REPRODUCTION IS SATISFACTORY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FISH POPULATIONS.

Frequently Asked Questions

What fish can you catch in Broadwater Bay?

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Black Crappie, and Yellow Perch in Broadwater Bay. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

Is there public access at Broadwater Bay?

Minnesota DNR records list public access for Broadwater Bay. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for the launch type and directions before you go.

When were the main sport fish in Broadwater Bay last surveyed?

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Broadwater Bay is from 1986. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.