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Fish are sometimes damaged when weighed.
With this chart, you can quickly determine the approximate
weight of your fish using a ruler or tape measure.

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Sunfish		Crappie		Trout		Bass		Walleye		Northern
length (inches)	weight (lbs.)	length (inches)	weight (lbs.)	length (inches)	weight (lbs.)	length (inches)	weight (lbs.)	length (inches)	weight (lbs.)	length (inches)	weight (lbs.)
8	0.4	8	0.3	8	0.2	12	1.0	14	1.0	24	3.2
9	0.6	9	0.4	9	0.3	13	1.3	15	1.2	25	3.6
10	0.8	10	0.6	10	0.4	14	1.7	16	1.5	26	4.0
11	1.1	11	0.8	11	0.6	15	2.1	17	1.8	27	4.6
12	1.5	12	1.1	12	0.8	16	2.5	18	2.2	28	5.2
13	1.9	13	1.4	13	0.9	17	3.0	19	2.5	29	5.8
14	2.4	14	1.8	14	1.1	18	3.6	20	3.0	30	6.4
15	3.0	15	2.2	15	1.4	19	4.2	21	3.5	31	7.1
16	3.7	16	2.7	16	1.6	20	5.0	22	4.1	32	7.8
		17	3.3	17	1.8	21	5.7	23	4.7	33	8.6
				18	2.3	22	6.6	24	5.4	34	9.4
						23	7.6	25	6.1	35	10.3
								26	6.9	36	11.2
								27	7.8	37	12.2
								28	8.8	38	13.3
								29	9.8	39	14.4
										40	15.6
										41	16.8
										42	18.1

Figures Courtesy Minnesota DNR

Note: These figures are rough estimates only. Actual weights vary slightly by lake and stream.