Quiver Lake

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Are there places to eat and drink near Quiver Lake?

This was the first of two assessments scheduled in the 2010 lake management plan to determine whether the long range goal for walleye in this lake (a minimum of 2.4 fish/gill net) could be met in the absence of any stocking. The second assessment is scheduled for 2018.

Walleye numbers were low in Quiver Lake in 2013; however, catches in this lake have never been high, and results of the 2013 assessment were fairly typical for this lake. The 2013 walleye gill net catch fell below the normal range for a lake of this class, and fell short of the current long range goal for the species in this lake; however, the catch was similar to catches observed in two previous assessments (2003 and 1998). Four year classes, each naturally produced, contributed to the 2013 walleye catch, although none appeared to have been exceptionally strong. Growth of young walleye had been close to average for the area; fish reached a mean length of 8.7 inches by the end of their second year, compared to an area mean of 9.3 inches. Too few fish were taken to allow growth of older walleye to be described.

Northern pike were fairly abundant in Quiver Lake in 2013, although most were small. The 2013 northern pike gill net catch was similar to catches observed in this lake in the past, and fell well within the normal range for a lake of this type. Although most of the northern pike collected were small, their mean weight was close to average for the lake class since lakes of this type do not normally produce large northern pike. Only two year classes contributed to the catch, and no fish older than three years were collected. Growth had been good for a lake of this type, in this area; three-year-old northern pike reached a mean length of 18.1 inches by the end of their third year.

Forage for walleye and northern pike was limited, and was provided by small numbers of yellow perch and white sucker. Most of the white sucker collected would have been too large for any but the largest northern pike in the system, while the yellow perch gill net catch was low.

Minnow traps were used in this assessment to better determine what fish species might be present in this lake in nearshore habitats. Only yellow perch and pumpkinseed sunfish were taken; no minnows were found. Previous attempts to sample nearshore fish in this lake were limited to the use of two minnow traps in a 1974 survey (only pumpkinseed sunfish were taken that year).

Are there any state parks near Quiver Lake?