Lake information report

Name: WASSON

Nearest Town: Taconite, MN.
Primary County: Itasca

Survey Date: 08/17/1992
Inventory Number: 31-0281-00

Public Access Information

Ownership	Type	Description
Unknown	Unknown	NONE

Lake Characteristics

Lake Area (acres): 415.10
Littoral Area (acres): 208.00
Maximum Depth (ft): 67.00
Water Clarity (ft): 14.00

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

Did you know? The state operates 17 hatcheries: 5 for trout and salmon and 12 for coolwater species.

Fish Sampled for the 1992 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	0.7	2.5 - 24.2	0.12	0.1 - 0.2
Tullibee (Cisco)	Gill net	1.2	0.7 - 6.5	0.54	0.6 - 1.6
Smallmouth Bass	Gill net	0.4	0.2 - 1.0	1.48	0.7 - 1.9
Rock Bass	Gill net	2.0	0.3 - 2.0	0.36	0.3 - 0.5
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	Gill net	1.8	N/A - N/A	0.18	N/A - N/A
Northern Pike	Gill net	7.4	3.1 - 8.5	1.67	1.5 - 2.7
Largemouth Bass	Gill net	1.4	0.3 - 1.2	1.16	0.5 - 1.1
Golden Shiner	Gill net	0.2	0.2 - 5.1	0.10	0.1 - 0.2
Bluegill	Gill net	4.8	N/A - N/A	0.15	N/A - N/A
Black Crappie	Gill net	3.7	0.5 - 2.7	0.47	0.2 - 0.4
Yellow Perch	Trap net	0.4	0.5 - 2.7	0.10	0.1 - 0.2
Rock Bass	Trap net	0.2	0.6 - 2.5	0.15	0.2 - 0.5
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	Trap net	1.7	1.7 - 8.2	0.13	0.1 - 0.2
Northern Pike	Trap net	1.3	N/A - N/A	1.40	N/A - N/A
Largemouth Bass	Trap net	0.7	0.3 - 1.1	0.13	0.2 - 0.9
Bluegill	Trap net	11.1	5.6 - 42.3	0.12	0.1 - 0.3
Black Crappie	Trap net	0.9	0.7 - 3.2	0.49	0.2 - 0.5

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

Length of Selected Species Sampled for All Gear for the 1992 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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Tullibee (Cisco)	0	2	3	6	0	0	0	0	11
Smallmouth Bass	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Rock Bass	3	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	20
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
Northern Pike	0	0	1	2	60	14	0	2	79
Largemouth Bass	7	3	2	4	3	0	0	0	19
Bluegill	122	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	143
Black Crappie	3	17	21	0	0	0	0	0	41

For the record, the largest Freshwater Drum (Sheepshead) taken in Minnesota weighed 35 lbs., 3.2 oz. and was caught:

Where: Mississippi River near Winona
When: 10/5/99
Statistics: 36" length, 31" girth

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 08/17/1992)

Ecological lake classification #25 will be used for comparison. Wasson Lake has a northern pike CPUE above average of mostly smaller fish. The largemouth bass and black crappie gill net CPUE's are high, above the third quartile. Yellow perch gill net CPUE is low, below the first quartile. The pumpkinseed trap net CPUE is low, below the first quartile, the other species CPUE are similar to the lake class median.

For more information on this lake, contact: Area Fisheries Supervisor 1201 East Hwy 2 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Phone: (218) 327-4430 Internet: Grand Rapids Fisheries E-Mail: GrandRapids.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 C0538 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