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Frequently Asked Questions About Five Lake, MN
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How big is Five Lake?
How deep is Five Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Five Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Hybrid Sunfish and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Five Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Five Lake area?
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Are there places to eat and drink near Five Lake?
History & Status of the Fishery
NOP ABUNDANCE, AS INDEXED WITH GILL NET CATCH RATES, WAS ABOVE THE NORMAL RANGE AT 9.3 PER NET LIFT. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL NOP WAS 2.6 POUNDS AND SIZE STRUCTURE APPEARS GOOD WITH 64% OF THE SAMPLE EXCEEDING 18 INCHES IN LENGTH. CONSISTENT REPRODUCTION OF NOP IS EVIDENT FROM THE PRESENCE OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEAR CLASSES. YEB ABUNDANCE IS EXTREMELY HIGH (61.5 PER GILL NET LIFT) AND IS 13 TIMES GREATER THAN THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE NORMAL RANGE. BLG ARE VERY ABUNDANT, WITH A TRAP NET CATCH RATE OF 225.6 PER NET LIFT. THIS VALUE IS FIVE TIMES GREATER THAN THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE NORMAL RANGE. DESPITE THE HIGH ABUNDANCE OF BLG, SIZE STRUCTURE IS GOOD WITH 62% OF BLG MEASURED EXCEEDING SEVEN INCHES IN LENGTH. THE QUALITY OF THE BLG SIZE STRUCTURE IS RELATED TO A STRONG 1986 (AGE 4) YEAR CLASS WHICH COMPOSED 55% OF THE SAMPLE. BLG GROWTH RATES APPROXIMATE STATEWIDE AVERAGES. BLC ARE PRESENT IN THE LAKE AND AT LEAST TWO YEARS CLASSES OCCUR. TWO WAE WERE CAPTURED DURING THE SURVEY AND ARE THE RESULT OF PRIVATE STOCKINGS THROUGH AN ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNERS OF THE LAKE AND A PRIVATE FISH HATCHERY OPERATOR.
What is the average air temp for Five Lake?
Are there any state parks near Five Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Five Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Six Lake | 0.8 mi | 197 | 140 ft |
| Boot Lake | 0.9 mi | 378 | 109 ft |
| Scalp Lake | 1.2 mi | 254 | 90 ft |
| Eagle Lake | 1.6 mi | 320 | 29 ft |
| Graham Lake | 1.7 mi | 217 | 34 ft |
| Wimer Lake | 2.0 mi | 293 | 58 ft |
| Rose Lake | 2.2 mi | 1,200 | 137 ft |
| Town Lake | 2.4 mi | 125 | 15 ft |
| Acorn Lake | 2.8 mi | 154 | 55 ft |
| Jim Lake | 3.2 mi | 100 | 27 ft |
