Echo Lake

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Echo Lake

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Echo Lake is a 104.5-acre lake with 19.3 (18%) acres of littoral area and a maximum depth of 47 feet. The lake is located partially within Moose Lake State Park, east of Moose Lake, MN and has one MNDNR-owned concrete access on the northeast side of the lake. Echo Lake is managed as primarily a largemouth bass fishery. Echo Lake was last assessed in 2003. Echo Lake was assessed during the summer of 2011 to update information about fish populations.

A total of 107 largemouth bass were sampled with electrofishing equipment. The catch rate of largemouth bass was 136.4 fish per hour of electrofishing on-time. Previous electrofishing catch rates for largemouth bass on Echo have ranged from 36.2 in 1993 to 116.0 in 1991. Largemouth bass average length was 12.3 inches and growth was average compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2002 through 2009 were represented in the sample.

Northern pike abundance of 5.5 per gillnet lift was up from 2003 (4.8) and average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Northern pike average length was 21.0 inches and growth was average compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2005 to 2009 were represented.

Black crappie abundance of 1.0 per trapnet lift was up from 2003 (0.4) and was average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Black crappie mean length was 7.6 inches but not enough individuals were captured to evaluate stock density or growth. Recruitment is sporadic with three year classes absent from 2003 through 2010.

Bluegill abundance of 3.7 per trapnet lift was up from 2003 (5.3) and was below average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Average length of sampled bluegills was 5.1 inches and growth was slow compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2001 through 2007 were represented.

Yellow perch abundance of 0.0 per gillnet lift was down from 2003 (1.0) and was below average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Yellow perch catch has been steadily declining since 1990 when 6.3 per lift were observed. No yellow perch were captured in any other gears during the assessment.

Other fish species sampled include brown and yellow bullhead, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, blackchin shiner, golden shiner, northern redbelly dace, rock bass, tadpole madtom, bluntnose minnow, fathead minnow, central mudminnow and pumpkinseed.

Echo Lake was included in an index of biotic integrity (IBI) assessment in 2011. In addition to standard gillnets and trapnets, beach seines and backpack electrofishing equipment were used to index species richness of the nearshore lake habitat.

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