Lake survey information
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Throughout the current field season we will be posting preliminary results, or quick summaries of lake surveys we are conducting. Ice-out Assessments are performed with trap nets while standard Lake Surveys are with both gill and trap nets. Catches of species from standard lake surveys are shown for the indicator gear. For example: black crappie, northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch are best sampled with gill nets, while bluegill are best sampled with trap nets. Please feel free to contact our office with any specific questions you may have. We will be glad to help you. E-mail Lake Survey Specialist.
Montrose Area Catch Rate Maps by County
Lakes and streams to be sampled in 2013
Lake Survey Schedule - 2013
| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Mud (Vails) Lake (Stearns) 6/10/13 |
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Eden Lake (Stearns) 6/17/13 |
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North Brown's Lake (Stearns) 6/25/13 |
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Silver Lake (Wright) 6/25/12 |
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| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Deer Lake (Wright) 7/1/13 |
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Long Lake (Stearns; 73-139) 7/8/13 |
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Becker Lake (Stearns) 7/15/13 |
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| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Buffalo Lake (Wright) 7/22/13 |
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Zumwalde Lake (Stearns) 7/29/13 |
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Great Northern Lake (Stearns) 7/31/13 |
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| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Schneider Lake (Stearns) 8/5/13 |
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Krays Lake (Stearns) 8/7/13 |
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Bolfing Lake (Stearns) 8/12/13 |
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Knaus Lake (Stearns) 8/14/13 |
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Mink Lake (Wright; 86-088) 8/19/13 |
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Goose Lake (Wright) 8/21/13 |
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Lake Survey Summaries - 2012
| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Sand (Hoedel) Lake* (Stearns) 6/4/12 |
Black Bullhead | 20.0 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Black Crappie | 318.0 | 7.4 | 11.0 | |
| Bluegill | 17.6 | 5.6 | 7.7 | |
| Carp | 2.4 | 14.7 | 17.3 | |
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Ida Lake (Wright) 6/11/12 |
Black Crappie | 0.8 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| Bluegill | 44.0 | 6.3 | 8.8 | |
| Northern Pike | 18.3 | 18.7 | 37.8 | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 6.0 | 10.6 | 13.3 | |
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Long Lake (Stearns) 6/18/12 |
Black Crappie | 0.5 | 6.9 | 9.2 |
| Bluegill | 32.4 | 5.6 | 8.6 | |
| Northern Pike | 7.0 | 23.0 | 30.6 | |
| Walleye | 0.8 | 13.0 | 16.3 | |
| Yellow Perch | 23.0 | 6.6 | 9.5 | |
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Silver Lake (Wright) 6/25/12 |
Black Crappie | 1.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
| Bluegill | 20.6 | 6.5 | 8.7 | |
| Northern Pike | 3.5 | 25.4 | 34.8 | |
| Walleye | 2.0 | 15.0 | 19.8 | |
| Yellow Perch | 10.5 | 7.2 | 8.5 | |
| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Ochotto Lake (Stearns) 7/9/12 |
Black Crappie | 1.5 | 8.9 | 11.7 |
| Bluegill | 10.8 | 6.1 | 8.0 | |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 5.5 | 7.6 | 9.0 | |
| Northern Pike | 18.5 | 19.6 | 27.3 | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 9.3 | 10.1 | 13.9 | |
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Warner Lake (Stearns) 7/9/12 |
Black Crappie | 0.5 | 6.8 | 9.8 |
| Bluegill | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | |
| Channel Catfish | 1.5 | 27.2 | 30.3 | |
| Northern Pike | 5.5 | 19.4 | 29.9 | |
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Sugar Lake (Wright) 7/16/12 |
Black Crappie | 3.0 | 8.2 | 13.1 |
| Bluegill | 22.0 | 5.5 | 8.1 | |
| Northern Pike | 13.0 | 19.8 | 32.1 | |
| Walleye | 4.8 | 18.4 | 30.1 | |
| Yellow Perch | 0.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | |
| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Little Elk Lake (Sherburne) 7/23/12 |
Black Crappie | 207.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
| Bluegill | 42.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 | |
| Northern Pike | 6.4 | 24.6 | 32.6 | |
| Walleye | 2.0 | 18.9 | 24.0 | |
| Yellow Perch | 2.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | |
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Granite Lake** (Wright) 7/30/12 |
Black Crappie | 8.8 | 9.3 | 14.3 |
| Bluegill | 28.8 | 5.6 | 10.9 | |
| Northern Pike | 11.8 | 20.4 | 39.8 | |
| Walleye | 7.8 | 16.5 | 26.0 | |
| Yellow Perch | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.5 | |
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Big Lake (Stearns) 8/6/12 |
Black Crappie | 7.5 |
7.5 |
11.0 |
| Bluegill | 13.7 | 5.0 | 8.6 | |
| Northern Pike | 7.0 | 21.8 | 32.8 | |
| Walleye | 6.2 | 16.5 | 26.6 | |
| Lake (County) Date | Species | Number/net | Average length (in) | Max length (in) |
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Eagle Lake (Sherburne) 8/13/12 |
Black Crappie | 46.0 | 7.7 | 9.9 |
| Bluegill | 12.7 | 5.0 | 7.4 | |
| Northern Pike | 8.3 | 16.6 | 32.4 | |
| Walleye | 3.6 | 17.1 | 24.5 | |
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Sandy Lake (Sherburne) 8/21/2012 |
Black Crappie | 2.0 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Bluegill | 3.0 | 5.2 | 7.6 | |
| Northern Pike | 9.7 | 18.4 | 25.0 | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 8.3 | 10.8 | 13.8 | |
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Camp Lake (Wright) 8/27/2012 |
Black Crappie | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| Bluegill | 37.9 | 5.1 | 8.2 | |
| Northern Pike | 8.0 | 23.9 | 30.8 | |
| Yellow Perch | 27.3 | 8.0 | 10.4 |
* - sampled using trap nets.
** - sampled using gill nets.
Largemouth bass electrofishing summaries - 2012
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are best sampled during the spring by electrofishing. With electrofishing, electricity is run through the water using an electrofishing boat to temporarily stun fish so they can be netted. Fish are then weighed, measured and released. The average catch rate of largemouth bass > 8" sampled in Montrose area lakes is 38/hour during the day and 58/hour at night. All lakes were sampled during the day unless marked with an *.
| Lake (County) and date | Species |
Number (N) |
CPUE/hr (all) |
CPUE/hr (LMB> 8") |
Average TL (in) |
Largest (in) |
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Silver Lake (Wright) 5-1-2012 |
LMB | 41 | 37.6 | 31.2 |
10.9 |
17.8 |
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Eagle Lake (Sherburne) 5-2-2012 |
LMB | 62 | 53.4 | 43.9 | 11.7 | 19.5 |
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Little Elk Lake (Sherburne) 5-3-2012 |
LMB | 55 | 37.1 | 30.4 | 12.7 | 19.2 |
| Lake (County) and date | Species |
Number (N) |
CPUE/hr (all) |
CPUE/hr (LMB> 8") |
Average TL (in) |
Largest (in) |
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Warner Lake (Stearns) 5/7/2012 |
LMB | 14 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 18.5 |
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Lake Ida (Wright) 5/9/2012 |
LMB | 67 | 52.5 | 50.1 | 11.9 | 17.6 |
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Big Lake (Stearns) 5/10/2012 |
LMB | 85 | 90.5 | 79.8 | 11.4 | 17.0 |
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Camp Lake (Wright) 5/11/2012 |
LMB | 122 | 144.5 | 125.6 | 12.7 | 19.2 |
| Lake (County) and date | Species |
Number (N) |
CPUE/hr (all) |
CPUE/hr (LMB> 8") |
Average TL (in) |
Largest (in) |
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Long Lake (Stearns) (73-0231) 5/14/2012 |
LMB | 14 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 21.1 |
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Sand (Hoedel) Lake (Stearns) 5/15/2015 |
LMB | 3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 15.9 | 16.9 |
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Sandy Lake (Sherburne) 5/16/2012 |
LMB | 27 | 34.2 | 32.9 | 13.6 | 19.8 |
Updated April 5, 2013