Mashkenode Lake

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Mashkenode Lake is in Ecological Lake 19, which consists of 66 lakes in northeast Minnesota that are small and shallow. Mashkenode Lake is typical of lakes in this lake class except that it has harder (more mineralized) water.Mashkenode Lake was thermally stratified on 06/18/2001 with a surface temperature of 67 F and a bottom temperature of 58 F, and retained 2 ppm oxygen to a depth of 11 ft, where the temperature was 64 F. The inlet from Silver and Mud lakes has a beaver dam. The outlet to the St. Louis River has a dam 25 ft wide with a 5 ft head. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are 34% clay, 25% sand, 24% muck, 11% rubble, and 6% gravel. Aquatic plants are thick around the entire shoreline and grow to a depth of 8 ft; Canada waterweed, waterlilies, and flatstem pondweed were the most common rooted aquatic plants, but blue-green algae (microcystis) has been very thick at times. Nutrients may enter this lake from eastern Mountain Iron.Fish sampling during the 06/18/2001 fish population assessment consisted of three standard gillnet sets and eight trapnet sets. Two previous investigations (07/09/1984 and 07/12/1989) used two gillnet sets and four trapnet sets.The total catch of fish (all species combined) in the gillnets in 2001 of 188 fish/net (81 lb/net) was in the fourth quartile for this lake class and was higher than the total catches of 106 fish/net (61 lb/net) in 1984 and 91 fish/net (62 lb/net) in 1989. Lake Class 19 is one of the most productive lake classes in northeast Minnesota, in terms of gillnet catches of fish.The total catch of fish in the trapnets in 2001 of 141 fish/net (29 lb/net) was higher than the catches of 62 fish/net (35 lb/net) in 1984 and 58 fish/net (26 lb/net) in 1989. It is not known if the higher catch of fish in the gillnets and trapnets in 2001 is because the netting was done three weeks earlier than in earlier investigations.Fish populations in 2001 were dominated by black bullhead, yellow perch, northern pike, and bluegill, followed by white sucker, golden shiner, and black crappie. Other species were present in low numbers.Black bullhead numbers in 2001 (46/gillnet, 49/trapnet) were in the fourth quartile for this lake class and were higher than in previous investigations on this lake. Black bullhead sizes in both types of net in 2001 averaged 7.6" (0.2 lb), which was in the second quartile for this lake class. The largest black bullhead was 10.5".Yellow perch numbers in 2001 (76/gillnet, 21/trapnet) were in the fourth quartile for this lake class and were higher than in previous investigations on this lake. Perch sizes in both types of net in 2001 averaged 6.4" (0.1 lb), which was in the first quartile for this lake class. The largest perch was 11.1". Perch scales were very difficult to read, but perch growth appeared to be somewhat slower than normal by area standards.Northern pike numbers in 2001 (8.7/gillnet) were in the fourth quartile for this lake class and were similar to catches in previous investigations on this lake. Pike sizes in 2001 averaged 27.6" (5.5 lb), which was in the fourth quartile for this lake class. The largest pike was 36.4". Pike scales were very difficult to read, but pike growth appeared to be faster than normal by area standards.Bluegill numbers in 2001 (45/trapnet) were in the fourth quartile for this lake class and were higher than catches in previous investigations on this lake. Bluegill sizes in 2001 averaged 6.2" (0.2 lb), which was in the second quartile for this lake class. The largest bluegill was 8.3". Bluegill growth appeared to be somewhat faster than normal by area standards.White sucker numbers in 2001 (10/gillnet) were in the third quartile for this lake class and were lower than in previous investigations on this lake. Sucker sizes in 2001 averaged 12.5" (0.9 lb), which was in the first quartile for this lake class.Golden shiner numbers in 2001 (32/gillnet, 12/trapnet) were in the fourth quartile for this lake class and were higher than in 1989. Golden shiner were not captured in the 1984 investigation. Golden shiner sizes in 2001 averaged 6.1"; the largest was 8.6".Black crappie numbers in 2001 (10.3/gillnet, 2.0/trapnet) were in the fourth quartile and at the median, respectively, for each type of net. Crappie sizes in both types of net in 2001 averaged 7.9" (0.3 lb), which was in the third quartile for this lake class. The largest crappie was 13.4". Crappie growth was faster than normal by area standards.Many of the fish examined in 2001 were infected with neascus. Neascus (black spot) is a common parasite that is native to the area. It cannot infect humans, is often removed by filleting, and is killed at temperatures used to cook fish.

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