Minnesota Fishing Guide

Bearskin

Cook County, Minnesota — DOW #16022800

118 Surveys
509.22
Acres
78 ft
Max Depth
31 ft
Mean Depth
9
Fish Species
10
Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

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

RBS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Deep gill nets 10.5 — 0.10 lb 63
2008-08-25 Small-mesh gill nets 63.0 — 0.06 lb 189
2008-08-25 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.01 lb 1
2002-08-26 Deep gill nets 5.5 — 0.08 lb 33
2002-08-26 Small-mesh gill nets 122.7 — 0.04 lb 368
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.02 lb 1
2023-08-28 Deep gill nets 3.8 — 0.03 lb 23
2023-08-28 Small-mesh gill nets 33.7 — 0.03 lb 101
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 1.7 — 0.03 lb 5
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 4.8 — — 43
1993-08-31 Deep gill nets 1.2 — 0.12 lb 7
1996-08-26 Deep gill nets 1.2 — 0.12 lb 7
1999-08-30 Deep gill nets 2.3 — 0.05 lb 14
1999-08-30 Small-mesh gill nets 82.7 — 0.02 lb 248
2016-08-29 Small-mesh gill nets 199.3 — 0.01 lb 598
2016-08-29 Deep gill nets 7.0 — 0.07 lb 42
2019-09-03 Deep gill nets 5.5 — 0.04 lb 33
2019-09-03 Small-mesh gill nets 212.0 — 0.01 lb 636
2019-09-03 Shallow gill nets 1.3 — 0.04 lb 4

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Standard trap nets 1.3 (above normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.08 lb 16
2008-08-25 Shallow gill nets 3.7 — 0.05 lb 11
2002-08-26 Standard trap nets 1.3 (above normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.08 lb 16
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 0.06 lb 3
2023-08-28 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.06 lb 6
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.09 lb 1
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 4.6 (above normal) 0.1 – 2.5 — 41
1993-08-31 Standard trap nets 3.5 (above normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.07 lb 52
1993-08-31 Shallow gill nets 8.7 — 0.09 lb 26
1996-08-26 Standard trap nets 2.8 (above normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.09 lb 44
1996-08-26 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 0.19 lb 3
1999-08-30 1/4-in trap nets 2.2 — 0.04 lb 26
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 0.8 0.07 lb 2
2016-08-29 Shallow gill nets 3.3 — 0.06 lb 10
2019-09-03 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 0.06 lb 2

Lake Trout

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Deep gill nets 5.2 — 2.39 lb 31
2008-08-25 Small-mesh gill nets 0.3 — 1.01 lb 1
2002-08-26 Deep gill nets 4.0 — 3.56 lb 24
2023-08-28 Deep gill nets 2.2 — 3.87 lb 13
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 4.38 lb 1
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 4.7 (above normal) 0.8 – 4.3 0.74 lb 42
1993-08-31 Deep gill nets 4.2 — 1.47 lb 25
1993-08-31 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 0.97 lb 2
1996-08-26 Deep gill nets 6.3 — 1.84 lb 38
1996-08-26 Shallow gill nets 3.7 — 0.82 lb 11
1999-08-30 Deep gill nets 7.8 — 1.23 lb 47
1999-08-30 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.18 lb 1
2016-08-29 Small-mesh gill nets 0.3 — 0.04 lb 1
2016-08-29 Deep gill nets 2.0 — 4.58 lb 12
2019-09-03 Deep gill nets 3.7 — 2.53 lb 22

Smallmouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Deep gill nets 0.2 — 1.68 lb 1
2008-08-25 Shallow gill nets 2.0 — 0.74 lb 6
2008-08-25 Standard trap nets 0.9 (normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.81 lb 11
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 0.18 lb 2
2002-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.57 lb 10
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 4.0 — 0.99 lb 12
2023-08-28 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.6 – 3.5 1.40 lb 4
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 2.2 (above normal) 0.3 – 2.2 — 20
1993-08-31 Shallow gill nets 3.0 — 0.89 lb 9
1993-08-31 Standard trap nets 0.9 (normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.27 lb 14
1996-08-26 Deep gill nets 0.2 — 0.61 lb 1
1996-08-26 Shallow gill nets 2.0 — 0.33 lb 6
1996-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.4 (below normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.28 lb 7
1999-08-30 1/4-in trap nets 1.2 — 0.01 lb 14
2016-08-29 Shallow gill nets 3.3 — 2.31 lb 10
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.5 (below normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.81 lb 6
2016-08-29 Deep gill nets 0.2 — 2.29 lb 1
2019-09-03 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 0.56 lb 3
2019-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.6 – 3.5 0.24 lb 4

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Standard trap nets 1.5 (normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.12 lb 18
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 0.14 lb 2
2002-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.15 lb 9
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 0.10 lb 3
2023-08-28 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.09 lb 7
1993-08-31 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.12 lb 2
1999-08-30 1/4-in trap nets 0.1 — — 1
2016-08-29 Shallow gill nets 6.7 — 0.14 lb 20
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.7 (normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.10 lb 8
2019-09-03 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.07 lb 1
2019-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.4 – 2.7 0.20 lb 4
2019-09-03 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 0.11 lb 2

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 7.06 lb 2
2002-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 3.71 lb 1
2002-08-26 Deep gill nets 0.2 — 4.03 lb 1
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 4.7 — 2.77 lb 14
2023-08-28 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 3.11 lb 1
2023-08-28 Deep gill nets 0.7 — 5.20 lb 4
1999-08-30 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 4.98 lb 1
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 2.22 lb 6
2016-08-29 Deep gill nets 0.5 — 6.08 lb 3
2016-08-29 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 4.83 lb 3
2019-09-03 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 4.13 lb 2
2019-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.92 lb 2
2019-09-03 Deep gill nets 0.3 — 4.00 lb 2

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 2.36 lb 1
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 0.7 — 2.90 lb 2
2002-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.5 – 3.4 2.41 lb 1
2002-08-26 Deep gill nets 0.5 — 2.35 lb 3
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 1.4 (below normal) 1.7 – 5.0 2.39 lb 13
1996-08-26 Shallow gill nets 1.0 — 1.28 lb 3
1996-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.5 – 3.4 0.75 lb 3
1999-08-30 1/4-in trap nets 0.1 — 0.20 lb 1

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2008-08-25 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.1 – 1.6 0.06 lb 1
1993-08-31 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.1 – 1.6 0.07 lb 3
1996-08-26 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.1 – 1.6 0.06 lb 10
1999-08-30 1/4-in trap nets 0.1 — 0.07 lb 1

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2002-08-26 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.23 lb 1
2023-08-28 Shallow gill nets 2.0 — 0.11 lb 6
2023-08-28 Deep gill nets 0.7 — 0.10 lb 4
1982-08-31 Standard gill nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 2.8 — 2
1993-08-31 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.39 lb 1
1999-08-30 Shallow gill nets 0.3 — 0.21 lb 1
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 2.3 0.15 lb 1
2016-08-29 Shallow gill nets 3.3 — 0.09 lb 10
2019-09-03 Shallow gill nets 2.7 — 0.25 lb 8

SCU

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
2002-08-26 Small-mesh gill nets 0.3 — 1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1993-08-31 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.05 lb 1
2016-08-29 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.14 lb 1

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-08-29 Deep gill nets 0.2 — 6.88 lb 1

Depth Maps & Lake Info

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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 Bearskin

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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 Bearskin. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

BluegillGreen SunfishHybrid SunfishLake TroutNorthern PikeRainbow SmeltSmallmouth BassWalleyeYellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Bearskin

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.