Rhine

Rhine Lake is a 111 acre clear, moderately soft water basin. The maximum depth is 8 feet with a mean depth of approximately 5 feet. Substrates are predominately sand, muck, and detritus with an abundance of aquatic vegetation. Rhine Lake is susceptible to periodic winter kill. Access to Rhine Lake can only be gained through private property. Anglers on Rhine Lake can expect abundant northern pike of quality size. Northerns caught during the assessment averaged 21.8 inches and 2.4 pounds. Black crappie while less abundant were also of respectable size, averaging 8.6 inches. Fishing pressure on Rhine Lake is very light. Black bullheads were very abundant in the netting, likely a consequence of the species tenacity during winter kill situations. Other species sampled during the assessment included; golden shiner, white sucker, brown bullhead , bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, Iowa darter, yellow perch, and painted turtle.

WHEN COMPARED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCAL MEDIANS THE PRESENT FISH POPULATION OF RHINE LAKE IS AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTHERN PIKE WAS NEAR ITS LOCAL MEDIAN AT 3.50 PER SET AND OF GOOD SIZE WITH AN AVG WT OF 3.75 LBS. THE YELLOW PERCH WAS LOW AT 8.50 PER SET WHILE THE GOLDEN SHINER WAS EXTREMELY HIGH AT 80.00 PER SET AND THE COMMON SHINER WAS HIGH. THE BLUEGILL WAS LOW AT 4.00 PER SET AND OF AVG SIZE WHILE THE PUMPKINSEED WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AT 7.33 PER SET AND OF SMALL SIZE. THE BLACK CRAPPIE WAS EXTREMELY HIGH AT 75.67 PER SET AND OF AVG SIZE. THE LARGEMOUTH BASS WAS ABSENT IN THE GILL AND TRAPNET CATCHES BUT YOUNG OF THE YEAR WERE CAPTURED DURING THE SHORELINE SEINING. THE BLACK BULLHEAD WAS AVG IN THE TRAPNET CATCH AT 24.33. BUT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH IN THE GILLNET AT 110.50 PER SET AND OF SMALL SIZE. THE YELLOW BULL- HEAD WAS LOW WHILE THE WHITE SUCKER AT 2.50 PER SET WAS NEAR ITS LOCAL MEDIAN. THE PRESENT OVERALL FISH POPULATION IS PROBABLY THE BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN, BASES ON AVAILABLE SURVEY DATA.

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

We don't have a confirmed public access point on record for Rhine. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for current access details before you go.

Rhine has a maximum depth of 8 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Rhine is from 2000. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.

No invasive species are on record for Rhine in Minnesota DNR data. Always clean, drain, and dry your equipment to help keep it that way.