Burnt Shanty Lake

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Burnt Shanty Lake is a 182-acre lake in Itasca County within the Mississippi River watershed. Burnt Shanty is located 20 miles north of Grand Rapids, MN. The lake has a maximum depth of 35 ft and 127 littoral acres. There is a public access on the south shore off Forest Road 3510. The northern pike gill-net catch was 8.8/net, which was higher most other lakes in lake class 32. Catch rates in past assessments have varied from 8.6 to 15.7/net. Size structure was good with fish up to 31 inches sampled. Growth was similar to the statewide average with fish reaching 26 inches by age 8. The bluegill trap-net catch was 7.5/net, below the expected range for similar lakes. Catch rates in past assessments have varied from 5.5 to 28.0/net. Size structure was poor with no fish larger than 8 inches. Growth was faster than the lake class average with fish growing to 6 inches by age 6. The black crappie gill-net catch was 5.5/net, which was higher than the expected range for similar lakes. Catch rates in past assessments have varied from 4.7 to 9.5/net. The catch rate in trap nets was 1.3/net, which was within the expected range. Size structure for fish sampled in gill nets was poor with no fish exceeding 10 inches, although some fish up to 11 inches were sampled in trap nets. Growth was similar to the statewide average for ages 1 to 5 and below the average for ages 6 to 8. Fish reach 9 inches by age 8. Electrofishing was used for the first time to sample largemouth bass. The catch rate was 30.9/hour, which indicates a moderately abundant population. Size structure was moderate with a fish up to 19 inches sampled. Growth was similar to the statewide average with fish growing to 15 inches by age 7.Yellow bullhead catch rate declined to 48.2/net, however it is still much higher than the expected range. Catch rates in the two most recent assessments have been very high, varying from 92.0 to 98.0/net. The yellow perch catch rate was 1.2/gill net, which was within the expected range for similar lakes. Catch rates in past assessments have varied from 0 to 10.2/net. Size structure was poor with no fish exceeding 7 inches. Two walleye were sampled in gill nets, which is the first time walleye have been sampled in Burnt Shanty.In order to maintain or improve fish and wildlife populations, water quality and habitat must be protected. People often associate water quality problems with large-scale agricultural, forestry, urban development or industrial practices in the watershed. In reality, the impact of land use decisions on one lake lot may be relatively small, yet, the cumulative impact of those decisions on many lake lots can result in a significant decline in water quality and habitat. For example, removing shoreline and aquatic vegetation, fertilizing lawns, mowing to the waters edge, installing beach sand blankets, failing septic systems and uncontrolled run-off, all contribute excess nutrients and sediment, which degrade water quality and habitat. Understanding these cumulative impacts and taking steps to avoid or minimize them will help to insure our quality fisheries can be enjoyed by future generations.

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