North Dakota Game and Fish Logo

Lake Audubon
McLean County

March 2026
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2025
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 40.5 46 28 12 4 3 7 - - - - - -
Walleye 32.2 - 3 8 20 20 41 6 1 - - - -
Yellow Perch 10.7 71 28 1 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 6.8 - - - - - 7 25 64 3 - - -
Cisco 3.3 - - 22 4 52 22 - - - - - -
Common Carp 2.6 - - - - - - 52 48 - - - -
White Sucker 1.4 - - - - 75 25 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.1 - - - - - 40 60 - - - - -
Goldeye 0.9 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
White Bass 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Sauger 0.1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
 
 
2024
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 39.1 53 29 3 2 5 8 - - - - - -
Walleye 31.2 - 4 18 28 7 36 7 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 15.9 55 43 2 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.8 - - - - 12 10 36 38 2 2 - -
Cisco 2.7 - 5 38 19 19 19 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.7 - - - - - - 20 80 - - - -
White Bass 1.3 73 - - - 9 18 - - - - - -
White Sucker 1.2 - - - 40 10 40 10 - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.7 - - - - - 17 83 - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.4 - - - - - 75 25 - - - - -
Bluegill 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 100 - -
Goldeye 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 100 - -
 
 
2023
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 35.8 71 7 3 1 5 13 - - - - - -
Walleye 23.8 - 6 5 18 17 46 9 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 21.2 64 34 1 - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 4.8 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 3.6 - - - - - - 42 58 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.1 - - - - 4 11 43 43 - - - -
Cisco 2.2 - 10 50 5 25 10 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.5 - - - - - 15 77 8 - - - -
Goldeye 1.3 - - - - 15 69 15 - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 0.5 - - 25 - 25 50 - - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.2 - - - - - - 50 - 50 - - -
Green Sunfish 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 100 - -
Sauger 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2022
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 44.3 54 30 4 - 4 6 - - - - - -
Walleye 27.9 - 3 4 6 23 55 7 - - - - -
Northern Pike 7.8 - - - - - - 33 54 2 10 2 -
Common Carp 5.8 - - - - - 2 48 50 - - - -
Spottail Shiner 5.3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 2.9 62 38 - - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 1.8 - 14 21 - 43 21 - - - - - -
White Sucker 1.0 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.8 - - - - - - - - 67 33 - -
Freshwater Drum 0.8 - - - - - 40 60 - - - - -
Bluegill 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.5 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
Crappie Species 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White Bass 0.3 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
 
 
2021
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 39.2 79 21 - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 22.8 63 14 5 3 7 8 - - - - - -
Walleye 20.0 - 2 2 11 32 48 5 - - - - -
Bluegill 5.7 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.7 - - - - - 2 36 38 9 13 2 -
Common Carp 1.8 - - - - - - 50 50 - - - -
Cisco 1.7 - 5 10 5 48 33 - - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 1.5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 0.9 - - - - 18 82 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.6 - - - - - - 75 25 - - - -
Orangespotted Sunfish 0.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.5 - - - - - 43 57 - - - - -
White Bass 0.5 - 17 - - 33 50 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.4 - - - - - 80 20 - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
 
 
2020
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 32.3 - 1 24 13 24 34 3 1 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 24.7 48 22 9 4 10 8 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 19.3 72 27 1 - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 10.9 - 9 19 - 24 49 - - - - - -
Common Carp 3.3 - - - - 4 - 32 64 - - - -
Bluegill 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.0 - - - - - - 22 22 33 22 - -
White Sucker 1.8 - - - - 18 82 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.2 - - - - - 20 80 - - - - -
Goldeye 0.9 - - - - - 88 12 - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.6 - - - - - 17 67 17 - - - -
White Bass 0.3 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
Lake Whitefish 0.2 - - - - - 50 50 - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2019
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 32.0 41 31 13 2 7 6 - - - - - -
Walleye 31.2 - 4 9 18 22 40 6 1 - - - -
Bluegill 8.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 7.5 63 35 - 2 - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 4.8 - - - - - - 34 66 - - - -
Northern Pike 4.0 - - - - - 5 15 30 22 25 2 -
White Sucker 3.6 - - 3 - 17 80 - - - - - -
Cisco 3.4 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 1.3 - - - - - 43 57 - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.3 - - - - - 45 55 - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 0.7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.6 - - - - - - - 50 33 17 - -
White Bass 0.4 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.3 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Sauger 0.3 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Lake Whitefish 0.2 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2018
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 32.1 72 25 3 - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 25.8 - 3 22 13 29 27 4 1 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 18.2 41 19 11 4 13 12 - - - - - -
Cisco 8.4 - 6 20 1 25 46 2 - - - - -
Bluegill 5.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.2 - - - 2 2 - 15 32 24 22 2 -
White Sucker 2.1 - - 4 - 22 74 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.8 - - - - - - 32 68 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.3 - - - - - 47 47 7 - - - -
White Bass 0.8 - 10 - 20 40 30 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.6 - - - - 12 75 12 - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Lake Whitefish 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2017
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 36.6 - 1 6 19 27 41 5 2 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 23.0 55 31 2 4 6 2 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 15.6 53 42 5 - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 13.6 - 1 5 - 39 55 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.2 - - - - - 3 3 42 24 27 - -
Bluegill 1.9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Goldeye 1.8 - - - - 19 76 5 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.5 - - - - 21 79 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.5 - - - - - 8 31 62 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.4 - - - - - 33 67 - - - - -
Sauger 0.3 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.2 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
White Bass 0.2 - - 50 - - 50 - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
 
 
2016
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 30.9 66 26 7 1 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 26.5 - 2 25 7 33 27 4 2 - - - -
Cisco 16.5 - - 8 1 44 45 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 13.5 27 19 9 13 21 12 - - - - - -
Common Carp 5.3 - - - - - - 35 65 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.0 - - - - - 3 14 22 46 16 - -
White Sucker 1.8 - - - - 13 87 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.3 - - - - - 43 57 - - - - -
Goldeye 0.6 - - - - - 75 25 - - - - -
White Bass 0.4 33 17 - - 33 17 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Channel Catfish 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2015
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 28.0 5 4 7 24 41 15 3 2 - - - -
Cisco 19.6 - - 30 1 49 20 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 19.0 52 39 7 2 - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 18.7 33 27 15 6 12 7 - - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 3.1 - - - - - 8 31 62 - - - -
Northern Pike 2.8 - - - - - - 7 38 41 14 - -
White Sucker 1.8 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Goldeye 1.2 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.9 - - - - - 60 40 - - - - -
Bluegill 0.7 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
White Bass 0.4 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Tiger Muskellunge 0.2 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured