Point Lake

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A population assessment was conducted on Point Lake during late June and early July of 2014. Point is a small (174 acres), moderately deep (32 feet maximum), and moderately productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. Point is part of the Hawk Creek Watershed. A small island is present in addition to numerous standing dead hardwood trees in the water due to higher water levels in recent years. An extensive winterkill occurred in Point Lake during the 1996-1997 winter due to low oxygen levels. Winterkill is generally rare for Point Lake, but it is susceptible during winters with high snowfall accumulations. Water levels were high during June and July of 2014 from inlets due to rain events, but low by fall. A slow no-wake zone was put in place for lakes in Kandiyohi and Stearns Counties during June thru early July of 2014. The immediate watershed is comprised mostly of hardwoods, wetlands, highway frontage, and 22 residential homes. There are four small inlets and one outlet to Eagle Lake. Fish movement is minimal to none between Point and Eagle due fish barriers and the steep drainage slope of the culvert. Water clarity was moderate (secchi=9.00 feet) for Point Lake on June 30, 2014. Aquatic vegetation (sago pondweed, narrow-leaf pondweed, northern milfoil, bulrush, chara, coontail) was abundant throughout the lake in previous surveys. Shoalwater substrates are mostly silt, sand, gravel, and muck. Pelicans and cormorants are commonly observed on the lake. The DNR Spicer Fisheries Office manages Point Lake for largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, northern pike, and walleye.

Black crappie were not captured in survey nets during 2014 or other previous surveys except for 1978 and 1983. The black crappie historical average catch rate is 0.11 fish/gillnet. Adult pre-spawn black crappie were stocked during 2001 (114 fish, 38 pounds) and 2002 (158 fish, 79 pounds) in Point Lake.

Bluegill numbers were abundant in 2014 (66.33 fish/trapnet) compared to the historical average of 40.90 fish/trapnet. The bluegill average size was small (0.11 pounds and 5.06 inches) from trapnets. The bluegill historical average weight is 0.12 pounds from trapnets. There were abundant numbers of moderate sized (6.00 plus inches) bluegill (17.1 fish/trapnet) from trapnets in 2014.

Largemouth bass numbers were abundant (72.97 fish/hour) in a 2014 spring electrofishing survey. The largemouth bass average size was small (0.74 pounds and 9.90 inches) from spring electrofishing. There were abundant numbers of largemouth bass 12.00 plus inches (15.68 fish/hour) and moderate numbers of largemouth bass 15.00 plus inches (8.11 fish/hour) in 2014. Largemouth bass growth rates were moderate to excellent. The 2012 year class comprised 77% of the 2014 largemouth bass spring electrofishing catch.

Northern pike numbers were moderate in 2014 (4.50 fish/gillnet) and similar to the historical average of 4.20 fish/gillnet. The 2014 northern pike average size was moderate (4.42 pounds and 26.11 inches) from gillnets. The northern pike historical average weight is 2.46 pounds from gillnets. Northern pike growth rates were moderate. The 2010 year class comprised 38% of the 2014 northern pike catch. There were moderate numbers of larger sized (28.00 plus inches) northern pike (1.00 fish/gillnet) captured in the 2014 gillnets.

Walleye numbers were low in 2014 (3.00 fish/gillnet) compared to the historical average of 4.06 fish/gillnet. The 2014 walleye average size was moderate (1.98 pounds and 16.67 inches) from gillnets. The walleye historical average weight is 2.03 pounds from gillnets. Walleye growth rates were moderate. The 2010 and 2011 year classes (stocked) comprised 64% and 36% respectively of the 2014 walleye catch.

Yellow perch numbers were abundant in 2014 (35.00 fish/gillnet) compared to the historical average of 17.00 fish/gillnet. The 2014 yellow perch average size was small to moderate (0.12 pounds and 6.35 inches) from gillnets. The yellow perch historical average weight is 0.17 pounds from gillnets.

Black bullhead numbers were low in 2014 (1.50 fish/gillnet) compared to the historical average of 49.16 fish/gillnet. Black bullhead abundance was also low in the 2014 trapnets (0.22 fish/trapnet, 1.46 pounds average weight). The 2014 black bullhead average size was large (1.63 pounds and 14.06 inches) from gillnets.

Current fish management activities on Point include protecting the important aquatic habitats such as emergent and submergent vegetation through the permit process, preventing and educating about the spread of invasive species, encouraging land owners to implement best management practices in the watershed, periodic winter oxygen monitoring, and stocking various fish species as warranted. All fish species in Point Lake will be surveyed again in the summer of 2019.

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