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Frequently Asked Questions About Perch Lake, MN
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How big is Perch Lake?
How deep is Perch Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Perch Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Golden Shiner and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Perch Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Perch Lake area?
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History & Status of the Fishery
As a small, shallow lake, Perch lake's simple fish community is easily impacted by water levels, winterkill, and fishing pressure. Since no severe winterkill has occurred for several years, most fish populations have been relatively stable in abundance.
However, size structures of some species have apparently shown the effects of increased fishing pressure. Bluegill populations, in particular, consisted of smaller fish in 2008 than in the past. In 1984, no bluegills smaller than seven inches were captured in test nets. Twenty-four years later, bluegills larger than seven inches were rare and none over eight inches were found.
Northern pike are not especially abundant and no exceptionally large pike were caught, but the average size was better in 2008 than in 1998. The average pike size was 25.5 inches in length and 3.7 pounds. Sampled pike ranged from 20.5 to 31.7 inches.
Walleyes have only been caught in one survey (1993), but several other species were present in 2008 including black crappie, brown bullhead, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, white sucker, and yellow perch. Crappie and bass were found in modest numbers. Bass averaged approximately a pound and a half each while the few crappies were all small (age one).
Anglers can help sustain a higher quality fishery in Perch Lake by releasing a portion of larger fish they might otherwise have kept. However, it must be recognized that the lake is vulnerable to infrequent winterkill, especially when water levels are lower. While the current high water levels make it unlikely, winterkill in the near future would make catch and release less than effective in Perch Lake.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Perch Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Moe Lake | 0.5 mi | 51 | 12 ft |
| Store Lake | 4.6 mi | 50 | 19 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 5.7 mi | 43 | 42 ft |
| Pine Lake | 6.8 mi | 1,236 | 15 ft |
| Cross Lake | 7.2 mi | 320 | 19 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 7.3 mi | 40 | 84 ft |
| Mule John Lake | 7.4 mi | 39 | 84 ft |
| Hill River | 7.4 mi | 102 | 60 ft |
| Turtle Lake | 7.7 mi | 525 | 12 ft |
| Johnson Lake | 8.7 mi | 56 | 70 ft |
