Long Lake

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Long Lake is a 267 acre, bass-panfish lake located 8 miles north of Chisholm in the Little Fork River Watershed. Long Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet and moderately stained water (7.0 ft visibility).Catch rates for black crappie in the 2004 survey were the highest on record at 1.7/gill net and 6.8/trap net. Catch rates for both gears were substantially lower in previous assessments. Black crappie size structure was poor in 2004. Fish in the trap-net sample varied from 4.5 to 9.2 inches in length, with an average length of 6.6 inches. Age and growth analysis indicated ages 2-6 were represented and growth was more than 15% below the statewide average. The trap-net catch rate for bluegill was 24.6/net in the recent survey. This catch rate is well above the lake class average and the highest on record. Catch rates in previous assessments have never exceeded the 10/net. An increase in numbers generally results in reduced size structure, and this was the case in 2004. Trap-net sampled bluegill varied from 3.3 to 8.5 inches with an average length of 5.3 inches. Only 2 of the 223 sampled bluegill exceeded 8 inches, and growth rates were more than 15% below the statewide average.Largemouth bass are typically not sampled well with traditional test-netting, so a night electrofishing assessment was conducted in mid-June to collect baseline information on the population. That assessment yielded a catch rate of 16.8 fish/hour, a moderately low catch rate compared to other lakes in the area. Sampled largemouth bass had a fairly good size structure, with fish varying from 6.5 to 18.3 inches, having an average length of 13.8 inches and an average weight of 1.8 pounds. The northern pike gill-net catch was 4.5/net in 2004. This is the highest catch on record for Long Lake, but still within the normal range for this lake class. Size structure was moderate; gill-net sampled pike varied in length from 18.1 to 37.3 inches, with an average length of 23.9 inches. Age and growth analysis showed ages 3-10 were represented, with growth similar to the statewide average. The gill-net catch rate for yellow perch was 4.2/net in 2004. This catch rate is above the lake class average and is the highest recorded since the initial survey in 1957. Yellow perch size structure was poor. Fish in the sample varied from 5.2 to 6.6 inches in length, with an average length of 5.8. Yellow perch in Long Lake are more important as a prey source for larger gamefish than as a target for anglers.Other species sampled included: hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, white sucker, blacknose shiner, Johnny darter and walleye. As Long Lake and other area lakes become increasingly more developed, lakeshore owners will have a larger impact on their future. In order to maintain or improve fish and wildlife populations, water quality and habitat must be protected. Although the effect of land use decisions on one lake lot may seem relatively small, the cumulative impact of many lakeshore owners "fixing up" their property can result in a significant decline in water quality and habitat. For example, removing shoreline and aquatic vegetation, installing sand beach blankets, fertilizing lawns, mowing to the waters edge, uncontrolled run-off and failing septic systems all contribute excess nutrients and sediment which degrade water quality and habitat. Understanding these impacts and taking steps to avoid or minimize them will help to insure our quality fisheries can be enjoyed by future generations.

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