Hoffman Lake

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Hoffman Lake is a 150-acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located in central Otter Tail County approximately four miles south of Vergas, MN. The immediate watershed is composed primarily of agricultural land interspersed with hardwood woodlots. The maximum depth is 20 feet; however, the majority of the lake is less than 15 feet in depth. The secchi disk reading during the 2012 lake survey was 11.5 feet. Previous secchi disk readings have ranged from 6.5 to 12.7 feet.
The shoreline is moderately developed with homes and cottages. A DNR owned public water access is located along the southeast shoreline. Shoal water substrates consist primarily of sand and gravel. Emergent aquatic vegetation (bulrush, cattail, and wild rice) is located in various areas throughout the lake. Emergent plants are important because they provide valuable fish and wildlife habitat and are critical for maintaining good water quality. Emergent plants provide spawning areas for fish species such as northern pike, largemouth bass, and panfish. They are also important nursery areas for all species of fish. Because of their ecological importance, emergent plants may not be removed without a DNR permit.
Hoffman Lake can be ecologically classified as a bass-bluegill type of lake and this is reflected in the assemblage of the fish community. Northern pike, largemouth bass, and bluegill are the dominant gamefish species.
A high-density northern pike population exists. Age data indicate that pike reproduction is consistently good. Northern pike ranged in length from 14.2 to 34.7 inches with an average length and weight of 18.0 inches and 1.3 pounds. Pike attain an average length of 17.3 inches at four years of age.
The bluegill population has an excellent size structure. Seventy-three percent of the bluegill sample was 7.0 inches or greater in length. Bluegills attain an average length of 7.3 inches at five years of age.
Data from an electrofishing assessment in 2005 indicated that a balanced largemouth bass population with consistently good reproduction exists in Hoffman Lake.
Anglers can maintain the quality of angling by practicing selective harvest. Selective harvest encourages the release of medium to large-size fish while allowing the harvest of more abundant smaller fish for table fare. Releasing the medium and large fish will ensure that the lake will have enough spawning age fish on an annual basis and will provide anglers with more opportunities to catch large fish in the future.

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