Lake information report

Name: Bone (Long)

Public Access Information

Lake Characteristics

Fish Sampled for the 2010 Survey Year

Length of Selected Species (Trapnet, Gillnet) Sampled for the 2010 Survey Year

Fish Stocking Activity

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Fish Consumption Guidelines

These fish consumption guidelines help people make choices about which fish to eat and how often. Following the guidelin es enables people to reduce their exposure to contaminants while still enjoying the many benefits from fish.

Pregnant Women, Women who may become pregnant and Children under age 15

General Population

DOWID - MN DNR, Divion of Waters' lake ID number.

Contaminants listed were measured at levels that trigger advice to limit consumption.

Listing of consumption guidelines do not imply the fish are legal to keep, MN DNR fishing regulations should be consulted.

Dioxin
Mercury
PCBS - Polychlorinated biphenyls
PFOS - Perfluorooctane sulfanate

Status of the Fishery (as of 08/16/2010)

Bone Lake is 46 acres with a maximum depth of 51 feet, located 16 miles northwest of Tofte, MN. The preferred access route is to head north 5.9 miles on USFS Road #357, continue north (beyond Whitefish Lake) on a rough logging road 2.3 miles (parking for three vehicles). This route is rarely plowed in winter and becomes an even longer trek if travel begins from Lake County Road #7, the last plowed road. Another route begins approximately 3 miles northeast of the Windy Lake access road on Lake County Road #7. There is a parking area (four vehicles) for the access trail, then take trail 0.8 mile (east) through old logging site. This unmaintained trail leads to the far western tip of the lake. Both routes are open to snowmobile travel. Designated stream trout lake signs are posted at each access.

Bone Lake gets moderate fishing pressure in the summer although less in the winter. Splake fingerlings are stocked every even year and rainbow trout yearlings are stocked annually in this designated stream trout lake. The 2010 population assessment found splake in average numbers for the Finland area and similar to catches in previous investigations. The average length of the catch was 11.0 inches (0.45 pound); the largest splake sampled was 17.6 inches.

The 2010 brown trout numbers were below average for the Finland area; however, brown trout were meant to provide an opportunity for large fish. The average weight of brown trout was 1.44 pound (14.2 inches); the largest brown trout was 21.1 inches (3.75 pounds). Brown trout were only stocked in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

The rainbow trout sample in 2010 was about average for rainbow trout lakes sampled in the Finland area. The mean weight was 0.34 pound (9.6 inches), with the largest rainbow trout 13.7 inches. Rainbow trout populations are difficult to assess with standard sampling gear, many different methods have been tried in the Finland area without much success. Angling for rainbow trout often produces better catches than what population assessment catch rates would indicate.

Bone Lake has a large population of small white suckers which compete with the stream trout population for forage and the anglers bait.

For more information on this lake, contact: Area Fisheries Supervisor PO Box 546 6686 Hwy 1 Finland, MN 55603 Phone: (218) 353-7591 Internet: Finland Fisheries E-Mail: Finland.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 B0287,C2619 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