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| Nearest Town: Grand Marais Primary County: Cook |
Survey Date: 09/13/2006 Inventory Number: 16006000 |
| Ownership | Type | Description |
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| US Forest Service | Carry-In | Long steep portage trail from Pine Lake. Lake is completely inside the BWCAW. |
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Lake Area (acres): 20.33 |
Dominant Bottom Substrate: N/A |
| Did you know? The annual budget for the Section of Fisheries is approximately $17 million, which is funded primarily by fishing license and stamp fees and by a federal excise tax on fishing and boating equipment. |
| Species | Number of fish per net | Average Fish Weight (lbs) |
Normal Range (lbs) |
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| Caught | |||||
| Brook Trout | Gill net | 13.00 | N/A | 2.30 | N/A |
| Species | Number of fish caught in each category (inches) | ||||||||
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| 0-5 | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30+ | Total | |
| brook trout | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| For the record, the largest American Eel taken in Minnesota weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and was caught:
When: 8/8/97 Statistics: 36" length, 14" girth |
Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
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| 2011 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,500 | 47.0 |
| 2010 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,000 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,000 | 18.1 |
| 2008 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,000 | 31.1 |
| 2007 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,000 | 27.3 |
| 2006 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,001 | 29.8 |
| 2005 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,008 | 32.9 |
| 2004 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,000 | 29.4 |
| Privately Stocked Fish |
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| * indicates privately stocked fish. Private stocking includes fish purchased by the DNR for stocking and fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups. |
| Stocking Fish Sizes |
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| Fry - Newly hatched fish that are ready to be stocked usually called "swim-ups". Walleye fry are 1/3 of an inch or around 8 mm. |
| Fingerling - Fingerlings are one to six months old and can range from a size of one to twelve inches depending on the species. Walleye fingerlings range from three to eight inches each fall. |
| Yearling - Yearling fish are at least one year old. A one-year-old fish can range from three to twenty inches depending on the species. Walleye yearlings average from six to twelve inches. |
| Adult - Adult fish are fish that have reached maturity. Depending on the species, maturity can be reached at two years of age. Walleye reach maturity between the ages of four and six years. |
No fish consumption guidelines are available for this lake. For more information, see the "Fish Consumption Advice" pages at the Minnesota Department of Health.
Brook trout were abundant in Gadwall Lake in the fall of 2006, and they were exceptionally large. However, most of the fish taken were four years old, and few will survive beyond the winter of 2006-2007. Numbers of younger fish available to replace them did not appear to have been high. Anglers fishing Gadwall lake in 2007 and 2008 are likely to see fewer, and smaller, fish than results of the 2006 assessment would indicate.
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For more information on this lake, contact:
Area Fisheries Supervisor | Lake maps can be obtained from: Minnesota Bookstore |
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 |
