Lake Gegoka

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Gegoka Lake is a 145 acre, 100% littoral lake with a maximum depth of 10 feet. There is a back-in gravel ramp at the public access, with parking, off of State Highway 1 at the small bay in the middle of the south shore. There are no facilities available at this location.

Gegoka Lake is a soft-water lake with a clean gravel band near shore around the southern half of the lake and muck substrate over much of the lake. Aquatic vegetation is common, with wild rice beds in the northern half of the lake that at times are suitable for recreational harvest. Vegetation was growing to a depth of 8 feet in the brown bog-stained water. There are two small inlets entering Gegoka Lake, the outlet flows from the north end into Flathorn Lake.

The walleye numbers were well above average in the 2011 for this lake class. The average size of the walleye sampled was also above average for the lake class at 1.6 pound (16.1 inches); the largest walleye was 26.6 inches (6.6 pounds). Forty-six percent of the walleye sampled were greater than 17 inches. Walleye reproduction appears to be sporadic with only two year-classes identified in the aged walleye sample. Walleye stocking was discontinued in 1999 when multiple investigations showed no correlation between stocking and strong walleye year-classes.

The northern pike sample was above average for the lake class in 2011. The average weight of northern pike in the 2011 sample was 2.6 pounds the largest 35.5 inches (12.3 pounds) with five northern pike over 30 inches sampled. Northern pike reproduction was fairly consistent indicating good numbers of northern pike should be available to the angler in the future. A minor portion of the northern pike sampled had Neascus (black spot) parasites.
Yellow perch were sampled in above average numbers for the lake class in 2011 which has historically been the case in Gegoka Lake. The mean weight in 2011 was 0.2 pound (7.4 inches), the largest yellow perch sampled in any gear in 2011 measured 11.8 inches with thirty-one percent of the total catch greater than eight inches. Yellow perch natural reproduction appears to be sufficient to provide a forage base for the predator populations and a quality yellow perch fishery to the angler. Many of the yellow perch had Neascus (black spot) and a lesser number had yellow grub parasites, or both.

Bluegills were stocked in Gegoka Lake in 2000 in an attempt to establish a self-sustaining panfish population in the Isabella area. The early results were impressive with fast growing bluegill attaining nearly 8 inch in four years, with fish over 10 inches sampled. Natural reproduction appeared to be lacking in early assessments with gaps between weak year-classes in the small bluegill population. Three bluegills were sampled in Gegoka Lake in 2011, representing two different year-classes. The average weight of bluegill sampled was 1.0 pound (9.7 inches) the largest bluegill was 10.4 inches (1.3 pounds). Natural reproduction again appeared to be the limiting factor in developing a quality bluegill fishery. A larger population of pumpkinseed sunfish exists in Gegoka Lake; however, the average size is much smaller than the bluegill.

Largemouth bass are also present in Gegoka Lake, with low numbers of small fish often collected in investigations. The standard gear used in lake surveys does not sample the largemouth bass adults well. Anglers previously reported that largemouth bass over 4 pounds were caught in Gegoka Lake, but the catches were incidental, while fishing for other species.

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