Lake information report

Name: Micmac

Nearest Town: Finland
Primary County: Lake

Survey Date: 06/30/2008
Inventory Number: 38023300

Public Access Information

Ownership	Type	Description
DNR	Carry-In	From State Park trailhead off of State Hwy 61
DNR	Carry-In	From parking lot off Lake County Rd #402

Lake Characteristics

Lake Area (acres): 136.9
Littoral Area (acres): 131
Maximum Depth (ft): 20
Water Clarity (ft): 12

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

Did you know? Fishing piers are installed on lakes to provide opportunities for shore fishing.

Fish Sampled for the 2008 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)
Northern Pike	Trap net	1.50	N/A	4.65	N/A
	Gill net	15.33	2.0 - 6.3	3.77	1.3 - 2.4
Yellow Perch	Trap net	36.50	0.4 - 2.1	0.12	0.1 - 0.3
	Gill net	17.33	2.2 - 14.6	0.16	0.1 - 0.2

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

Length of Selected Species (Trapnet, Gillnet) Sampled for the 2008 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
northern pike	0	0	0	0	2	27	23	3	55
yellow perch	112	149	3	0	0	0	0	0	271

For the record, the largest Yellow Perch taken in Minnesota weighed 3 lbs., 4 oz. and was caught:

Where: Lake Plantaganette, Hubbard County
When: 1945

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 06/30/2008)

The northern pike population in Micmac Lake was above average for the lake class. The average length was 24.5 inches; the largest northern pike in the sample was 31.4 inches. The present northern pike population should provide excellent fishing opportunities for walk-in anglers and cabin guests. Yellow perch are present in good numbers with fish over 8 inches present. Many of the yellow perch sampled in 2008 had yellow grub, or neascus (black spot), or both parasites.

Micmac Lake is located within Tettegouche State Park. Access from the trailhead off of the main Park entrance at State Highway 61or the service road off of Lake County Road 402 (Lax Lake Road). Both routes require considerable hikes of more than a mile over steep terrain. Check at the Tettegouche State Park Headquarters on State Highway 61 for information and maps regarding the Micmac Lake area and cabins.

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 C2712 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