Holman Lake

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Holman Lake is a 146 acre lake located 3 miles east of Bovey, MN. Holman Lake has good water clarity and a maximum depth of 65 feet. There is a township-owned public access on the northeast shore near the swimming beach.

Northern pike are the predominant species in Holman Lake. Northern pike gill-net catch rates have been near or above the lake class third quartile (8.5/net) in all assessments. In 2009, gill-net catch per unit effort (CPUE) was 7.8/net. Northern pike size structure has typically been poor in Holman Lake. In 2009, sampled pike ranged from 9.8 to 32.4 inches with a mean length of 19.3 inches. Age analysis revealed fish from age 1 to age 8 were present, indicating consistent recruitment. Growth rates were similar to statewide averages for all ages, with pike averaging 19.6 inches in 4 years.

Largemouth bass are also fairly abundant in Holman Lake. Since traditional summer test-netting does not give a good representation of a lake's bass population, night electrofishing was conducted in June 2009. This assessment recorded a catch rate of 73.7 fish/hour of on-time, up from the 2002 catch of 35.1/hour. As in the previous survey, size structure was modest. Sampled bass ranged from 5.2 to 17.5 inches with a mean length of 9.8 inches and a mean weight of 0.6 pounds. Age analysis revealed fish from age 2 to 8 were present, with ages 2 to 4 comprising 79% of the sample. Back-calculated lengths-at-age were below 85% of the statewide average for ages 1 and 2, and similar to the statewide average for all other ages. Higher catch rates for bass and sunfish species have been noticed in many other area lakes in recent years.

Holman Lake supports a modest fishery for panfish. Bluegill catch rates have been near or below the lake class first quartile (5.6) in previous assessments. In 2009, bluegill trap-net CPUE was the highest on record, but still below the lake class median at 11.1/net. Size structure was fair with fish ranging from 3.9 to 9.7 inches and a mean length of 7.1 inches. Ages 4 to 9, and 11 were represented in the sample. Growth was similar to the lake class average for all ages, with individuals averaging 7.3 inches in 7 years.

Black crappie trap-net catch rates have also been below the first quartile (0.75) in 3 of 4 prior assessments. In 2009, however, black crappie trap-net CPUE increased to 3.2/net, equaling the lake class third quartile. Size structure was poor, since the sample was primarily made up of young fish from age 2 to 4. Sampled crappie ranged from 6.3 to 12.4 inches with a mean length of 7.8 inches. Growth rates were similar to the statewide average for all ages, with crappie averaging 9.9 inches in 5 years.

Yellow perch are an important prey species in many lakes. Yellow perch abundance has been low in every assessment in Holman Lake. Yellow perch gill-net CPUE has only exceeded the lake class first quartile (2.5) in one assessment (1969), when it was 5.0/net. The gill-net catch in 2009 was 0.5/net.

Other species sampled in the latest assessment include: bowfin, brown and yellow bullhead, rock bass, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish, and shorthead, golden and silver redhorse.

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