Lake information report

Name: HEART

Nearest Town: ZERKEL
Primary County: Clearwater

Survey Date: 07/20/1989
Inventory Number: 15-0058-00

Public Access Information

Ownership	Type	Description
Unknown	Unknown	COUNTY OWNED IN T.144, R. 37, S.25, EARTH RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 3 UNIT PARKING

Lake Characteristics

Lake Area (acres): 206.00
Littoral Area (acres): 54.00
Maximum Depth (ft): 55.00
Water Clarity (ft): 24.10

Dominant Bottom Substrate: N/A
Abundance of Aquatic Plants: N/A
Maximum Depth of Plant Growth (ft): N/A

Did you know? There are 15,000 miles of fishable streams in Minnesota, including 2,600 miles of trout streams.

Fish Sampled for the 1989 Survey Year

Species	Gear Used	Number of fish per net		Average Fish Weight (lbs)	Normal Range (lbs)
Species	Gear Used	Caught	Normal Range	Average Fish Weight (lbs)	Normal Range (lbs)
Yellow Perch	Gill net	2.5	N/A - N/A	0.08	N/A - N/A
Rock Bass	Gill net	2.5	N/A - N/A	0.76	N/A - N/A
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	Gill net	1.5	N/A - N/A	0.03	N/A - N/A
Northern Pike	Gill net	15.5	N/A - N/A	2.61	N/A - N/A
Largemouth Bass	Gill net	8.5	N/A - N/A	1.42	N/A - N/A
Bluegill	Gill net	20.5	N/A - N/A	0.09	N/A - N/A
Black Crappie	Gill net	3.0	N/A - N/A	0.63	N/A - N/A
Yellow Perch	Trap net	0.3	N/A - N/A	0.20	N/A - N/A
Rock Bass	Trap net	2.3	N/A - N/A	0.36	N/A - N/A
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	Trap net	7.3	N/A - N/A	0.13	N/A - N/A
Northern Pike	Trap net	1.5	N/A - N/A	1.80	N/A - N/A
Largemouth Bass	Trap net	3.5	N/A - N/A	0.52	N/A - N/A
Brown Bullhead	Trap net	1.5	N/A - N/A	1.07	N/A - N/A
Bluegill	Trap net	53.3	N/A - N/A	0.12	N/A - N/A
Black Crappie	Trap net	1.0	N/A - N/A	0.20	N/A - N/A

Normal Ranges represent typical catches for lakes with similar physical and chemical characteristics.

Length of Selected Species Sampled for All Gear for the 1989 Survey Year

Species	Number of fish caught in each category (inches)
Species	0-5	6-8	9-11	12-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30+	Total
Yellow Perch	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Rock Bass	1	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	14
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
Northern Pike	0	0	0	2	10	17	7	0	36
Largemouth Bass	2	9	11	7	2	0	0	0	31
Brown Bullhead	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	6
Bluegill	157	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	216
Black Crappie	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	10

For the record, the largest Chinook Salmon (King) taken in Minnesota weighed 33 lbs., 4 oz. and was caught:

Where: Poplar River, Cook County
When: 9/23/89
Statistics: 44.75" length, 25.75" girth

and by

Where: 10/12/89
When:
Statistics: Lake Superior, St. Louis County

Fish Consumption Guidelines

No fish consumption guidelines are available for this lake. For more information, see the "Fish Consumption Advice" pages at the Minnesota Department of Health.

Status of the Fishery (as of 07/20/1989)

THE GILLNETS SHOWED NORTHERN PIKE ABOVE THE LOCAL MEAN AND YELLOW PERCH BELOW. PUMPKINSEED, LARGE- MOUTH BASS AND BLUEGILL WERE ALL ABOVE THE LOCAL TRAPNET MEANS, BLACK CRAPPIE NEAR THE MEAN, AND BROWN BULLHEAD AND ROCK BASS BELOW THE MEAN. NO WALLEYE OR WHITE SUCKER WERE CAPTURED IN EITHER GILL OR TRAPNETS ALTHOUGH WALLEYE ARE OCCASIONALLY CAUGHT BY ANGLERS.

For more information on this lake, contact: Area Fisheries Supervisor 2114 Bemidji Ave Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: (218) 308-2339 Internet: Bemidji Fisheries E-Mail: Bemidji.Fisheries@state.mn.us	Lake maps can be obtained from: Minnesota Bookstore 660 Olive Street St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 297-3000 or (800) 657-3757 To order, use C0214,C0302 for the map-id.
For general DNR Information, contact: DNR Information Center 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 TDD: (651) 296-6157 or (888) MINNDNR Internet: www.dnr.state.mn.us E-Mail: info.dnr@state.mn.us	Turn in Poachers (TIP): Toll-free: (800) 652-9093