Scooty Lake

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Scooty Lake is a 160 acre bass-panfish lake located 15 miles north of Nashwauk, MN. The lake has moderately stained water (8.5 ft visibility) and a maximum depth of 75 feet. Scooty Lake has very soft water and low fertility. There is a county-owned boat access and campground on the southwest shore off County Road #53.Largemouth bass appeared to be relatively abundant; the 2003 trap-net catch was above the lake class average at 2.0/net. Night electrofishing (a better method to sample bass) was also conducted in early June 2003, capturing 32.3 fish/hr of on-time. Largemouth bass size structure was modest in both assessment gears. Electrofishing sampled bass from 2.4 to 15.4 inches with an average length of 9.0 inches. Largemouth bass from trap nets had an average length of 10.9 inches. Although few bass over 15 inches were sampled, angler reports suggest they are more abundant than the assessment indicates. Analysis of scales indicated consistent annual reproduction. Growth of largemouth bass was slightly below the statewide average.Bluegill numbers have been low in recent assessments. The 2003 trap net catch was below average for this lake class at 8.2/net. Bluegill size structure was rather poor. Bluegill in the trap net sample had a mean length of 6.1 inches, with only two fish in the sample over 8 inches. Bluegill were not aged in this assessment, but previous assessments have noted very slow growth of bluegill.Trap net catches for black crappie have been at or above the lake class average in all assessments. The trap net catch in 2003 was 6.2/net. Black crappie size structure was very poor, due mostly to the large proportion of young fish in the sample. Age 2 and 3 crappie made up 77% of the fish captured. Sampled crappie ranged from 4.0 to 11.1 inches, but the average length was only 6.3 inches. Growth of black crappie was below the statewide average for all ages.Northern pike catch rates have generally been below the lake class average (4.5/gill net) in most assessments. The trap net catch in 2003 was 3.7/net. Size structure was relatively poor. Gill-net sampled pike ranged from 16.5 to 33.8 inches, with an average length of 21.0 inches. Analysis of scales indicated fairly consistent reproduction; ages 2-6 and age 8 were represented in the sample. Growth was near the statewide average for all ages.Two walleye (each approximately 25 inches long) were sampled in the gill nets, and a smaller individual was captured in a trap net. No walleye have been stocked in Scooty Lake since 1989. A low-density population is being maintained by natural reproduction. Yellow perch have not been captured in test-nets in the last two assessments, and they were sampled in very low numbers in prior surveys. The lack of a yellow perch prey base is likely a limiting factor for the production of gamefish like northern pike and walleye. Other species sampled included: hybrid and pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass and yellow bullhead. As lakes like Scooty become increasingly more developed, lakeshore owners will have a larger impact on their future. In order to maintain or improve fish and wildlife populations, water quality and habitat must be protected. Although the effect of land use decisions on one lake lot may seem relatively small, the cumulative impact of many lakeshore owners "fixing up" their property can result in a significant decline in water quality and habitat. For example, removing shoreline and aquatic vegetation, installing sand beach blankets, fertilizing lawns, mowing to the waters edge, uncontrolled run-off and failing septic systems all contribute excess nutrients and sediment which degrade water quality and habitat. Understanding these 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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