Lost Lake

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Lost Lake is a 107 acre, ecological class 5 lake located off Co Rd 334 and 8 miles southeast of Eveleth. There is one public access with a gravel ramp in the southwest corner of the lake (parking is limited). Lost Lake has a maximum depth of 44 feet and clear water. Lost Lake was stratified on June 23, 2014 with a surface temperature of 70 F and 41 F at the bottom. Oxygen levels were adequate to a depth of 21.0 feet. There is one prominent inlet and outlet. The Lost Lake Outlet comes in on the northeast corner from Bass Lake and goes out on the middle of the south shore. It is a short distance from the outlet to the confluence with the St. Louis River and at times of high water in the St. Louis, the Lost Lake Outlet can reverse its flow and have St. Louis River water back up into Lost Lake. Shoreline substrates are dominated by sand. Aquatic vegetation is common in bays and on top of mid-lake humps. Development around the lake is fairly high compared to many other lakes in the Tower Fisheries Area. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 7.3 fish/net which was similar to the first survey but below the two most recent. The catch was the highest of all surveys. Fish species sampled in gill nets were northern pike, white sucker, bluegill, and brown bullhead. The overall trapnet catch rate for all fish combined was 19.9 fish/net which was the lowest catch rate compared to the previous surveys. Yield (10.1 lbs/net) was similar to previous surveys. Fish species sampled in trap nets were bluegill, northern pike, black crappie, brown bullhead, white sucker, pumpkinseed, black bullhead, golden shiner, and hybrid sunfish. The northern pike gillnet catch rate was 3.7 fish/net which is above average when compared to other similar lakes and just below the historic average for Lost Lake. The average weight was 3.5 lbs/fish which is good compared to other pike populations in similar lakes. Lengths ranged from 15 to 36 inches with an average of 24 inches which is better than the historic average for the lake. The 36 inch pike is the biggest sampled to date, the next largest was 30 inches from a trap net in 1975. The bluegill trapnet catch was 14.2 fish/net which is good compared to other similar lakes and the second best catch rate on record compared to 21.4 fish/net in 1985. Lengths ranged from 3 to 8 inches with an average of 6.5 inches which is similar to the historic average. Even though the catch rate was quite good, at the time of the survey many additional bluegill were observed in the shallows on beds near trapnet sets. The black crappie trapnet catch was 1.2 fish/net which is below average compared to other similar lakes and below the average historic trapnet catch. Lengths ranged from 6 to 10.5 inches with an average of 9 inches, which is the largest average length on record. Average weight was 0.3 pounds/fish which is normal for this lake class. Previous surveys recorded largemouth bass and yellow perch but none were sampled in 2014.

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