Name: UNNAMED (Two Fiftyfour)

Nearest Town: Isabella Primary County: Lake

Survey Date: 10/09/2003 Inventory Number: 38-0254-00

Public Access Information

Ownership	Type	Description
US Forest Service	Unknown	Lake is surrounded by federal land & is 0.1 mile north of Forest Service Road #172.

Lake Characteristics

Lake Area (acres): 8.50 Littoral Area (acres): 8.50 Maximum Depth (ft): 6.00 Water Clarity (ft): N/A

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

Fish Sampled up to the 2003 Survey Year

Species	Gear Used	Number of fish per net		Average Fish Weight (lbs)	Normal Range (lbs)
		Caught	Normal Range
Brook Trout	Gill net	4.0	N/A - N/A	0.87	N/A - N/A
White Sucker	Gill net	2.0	3.0 - 23.0	2.11	0.4 - 1.9
Yellow Perch	Gill net	46.5	2.0 - 15.0	ND	0.1 - 0.2

Length of Selected Species Sampled for All Gear for the 2003 Survey Year

Species	Number of fish caught in each category (inches)
	0-5	6-8	9-11	12-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30+	Total
Brook Trout	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	8
Yellow Perch	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	51

Fish Stocking Activity

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Stocking Fish Sizes
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.

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 10/09/2003)

Lake Two Fifty-four is an 8.5 acre lake located approximately six miles east of Isabella, MN. Access is by an unmarked foot path for 0.1 mile; north of U.S. Forest Service Road 172. The lake is surrounded by federal land and the shoreline is in a natural state.

Conditions in Lake Two Fifty-four are considered marginal for stream trout, with shallow water, high summer temperatures, and a dense yellow perch population. Nevertheless, fair numbers of brook trout were sampled, including a small number of quality-size fish. The average size was 10.7 inches; however, fish up to 15.2 inches (2.5 lb) were sampled.

The lake is scheduled to be stocked with brook trout fingerlings every even year; however, if it is determined that these stockings do not provide a suitable fishery stocking will be discontinued.

Lake Two Fifty-four is not a designated trout lake, but the open season, possession limit, size limit, transportation, and other stream trout regulations found under the stream trout "Lakes" section of the Minnesota Fishing Regulations apply.

For more information on this lake, contact: Area Fisheries Supervisor PO Box 546 6686 Hwy 1 Finland, MN 55603 Phone: (218) 353-7591 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 No depth map available.
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