Hutchinson area darkhouse spearing outlook

Winter 2022-23

Table key

Year: Year survey conducted • Catch: Pike caught per gill net. An asterisk (*) denotes a related comment in the Notes column. • Weight: Average weight of all pike caught via gill net in lbs. • Acres: Lake size • Littoral: Percent of lake less than 15 feet deep • Clarity: Water clarity measured in summer
LakeCountyYearCatchWeightAcresLittoralClarityNotes
AllieRenville20190.62.95091003'Light pressure. Few pike typically present. Lake managed for Walleye.
Arvilla/ArvilleMeeker201813.52.91381002'Light pressure. Clarity often poor. Latest partial winterkill in 2014.
BelleMeeker20221.45.1864443'Light pressure, but heavier in recent years. Winter clarity variable.
Betty/BetsyMeeker20229.82.9154582'Light pressure. Winter access via Clearwater River, which can be dangerous.
Big SwanMeeker20226.32.9684492'Moderate pressure. Lake usually clear enough. Large fish are a possibility.
Big Wolf/WolfMeeker2015352.22621004'Heavy pressure. Clear water most winters. Partial winterkill in 2014.
BucksSibley*NANANA391002'Light pressure. Partial winterkills & springs. *Lake never netted.
CedarMcLeod20186.783.1518601003'Light pressure. Winter clarity usually poor. Partial winterkill in 2014.
Clear (Gibbon)Sibley20220.56.25051002'No spearing. Pike stocked in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Partial winterkill in 2014.
Clear (New Ulm)Brown2021*0.42.82521001'No pressure. Pike stocked in 2017 & 2018. *Ice-out trap net data.
Clear (Watkins)Meeker20214.13.6529915'Moderate pressure. Clarity often good. Partial winterkill in 2001.
CollinwoodWright202220.72.4639553'Light pressure. Clarity often poor. Excellent natural reproduction of pike.
DunnsMeeker20182.832.7152563'Light pressure. Water clarity variable. Pike numbers usually low.
EchoMcLeod2013*1.82841006'Light pressure. Clarity variable. *Ice-out trap net data. Partial kill in 2019.
ErieMeeker20141.174.43190439'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Numbers low, but average size is large.
FrancisMeeker202212.21.21053836'Light pressure. High numbers of small pike. Winter clarity is usually good.
FrenchMcLeod201811.52.01428310'Light pressure. Water clarity usually good. Walk-in access thru park.
GreenleafMeeker2022103.3238763'Light to moderate pressure. Clarity variable. Partial winterkill in 2001.
HanskaBrown20210.12.917951002'No pressure. Very low numbers of pike. Lake is aerated.
High IslandSibley2016*0.0NA13401003'No pressure. Partial winterkill in 2022. *Ice-out trap net data.
HoffMeeker20197.332.721391004'Heavy pressure. Clarity usually good. Partial winterkill in 2014.
HookMcLeod201515.832.1330986'Low to moderate pressure. Clarity variable. Partial winterkill in 2019.
JennieMeeker202253.410691002'Moderate pressure. Clarity variable. Larger pike occasionally taken.
Little WolfMeeker2009*0.52641003'Light pressure. Clarity is usually poor. *Ice-out trap net data.
Little MudMeeker2009*0.0NA376810'No pressure. Lake managed for Rainbow Trout. *Summer trap net data.
Little SwanMeeker20137.173.5651397'Light pressure. Clarity is usually poor.
Long (Dassel)Meeker201810.832.76164658'Light pressure. Clarity is usually poor. Partial winterkill in 2014.
Long (Grove City)Meeker2021152.87831002'Light to moderate pressure. Clarity variable. Partial kill in 2022.
ManuellaMeeker202192.52923910'Light pressure, but roads have been plowed more in recent years.
MapleMeeker19910NA1381004'Light pressure. Access off N. road by culvert. Partial winterkill in 2022.
MarionMcLeod20214.22.35201002'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Aerated - so beware of thin ice.
Minnie-BelleMeeker20203.63.55962813'Light pressure since 2003 - when pike regulation (24-36 inches PSL) began.
Otter ReservoirMcLeod20125.892.316421002'No spearing. Winter clarity is poor. Partial winterkill in 2022.
PetersonMeeker2013*1.021351002'Light pressure. Clarity variable. *Trap net catch. Partial winterkill in 2013.
PrestonRenville20195.382.346551007'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Partial winterkill in 2013.
Redwood ReservoirRedwood20060.23.04871002'No pressure. Clarity is poor. Occasional partial winterkills likely.
RichardsonMeeker20182.174.29119386'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Numbers low, but average weight is higher.
RipleyMeeker202115.11.8614766'Moderate pressure. Clarity is often good enough to spear.
RoundMeeker202018.21.92661007'High pressure. Clarity often good. Partial winterkill in 2014.
Round GroveMcLeod2016*0.0NA2961003'No spearing. Pike not present. Partial winterkills. *Ice-out trap net data.
SchillingSibley2022*2.03.37631002'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Winterkill in 2019. *Ice-out trap net data.
SilverMcLeod2015*0.0NA4531004'No spearing. Infrequent winterkills occur. *Ice-out trap net data.
SilverSibley2016*0.0NA6451001'No spearing. *Ice-out trap net data. Partial winterkill in 2022.
Sleepy EyeBrown20218.22.6241848'Moderate to heavy pressure. Clarity variable. Best pike lake in Brown Cty.
SpencerMeeker2015*7.81.11471006'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Winterkill in 2019. *Ice-out trap net data.
SpringMeeker201810.52.96201824'Light pressure most years, rarely moderate. Poor clarity many winters.
Stahl'sMcLeod2018102.17141616'Light pressure. Water clarity is usually not good.
StarMeeker201716.52.645531003'Moderate pressure. Clarity variable. Partial winterkill in 2014. Aerated.
StellaMeeker20213.13.9599388'Light pressure. Winter water clarity good, but numbers are low.
SwanMcLeod20211.22.43511002'No spearing. Clarity is usually poor. Pike numbers low. Aerated
ThompsonMeeker2022*0.0NA2261006'No spearing. No pike for many years. Partial winterkills in 2019.
TitlowSibley2015*0.11.38821002'Light pressure. Clarity poor. Partial winterkills. *Summer trap net data.
ToddMcLeod2015*0.51.22141003'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Partial winterkills. *Ice-out trap net data.
UnionWright20176.52.97932910'Light pressure. Clarity variable. Limited on-shore parking.
WashingtonMeeker20212.13.42438933'Very light pressure. Winter water clarity variable and pike not abundant.
WillieMeeker20168.171.49191632'Light pressure. Good numbers of pike, but winter clarity is often poor.
WinstedMcLeod20210.11.53821003'Light pressure. Clarity usually good. Partial winterkill in 2021. Aerated.
YoungstromMeeker2015*6.00.51531003'No spearing. Winterkill likely. Many small pike. *Summer trap net data.