Pleasant Lake

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Pleasant Lake is located four miles south of Eveleth with its main access via a concrete ramp off of Pleasant Grove Road. This 345 acre lake has a maximum depth of 33.0 feet. The water color at the time of this survey was green because of a fair amount of pollen in and on the water. With the exception of a small parcel of State land on the north shore of the lake, all of the land around Pleasant Lake is privately owned. Camp Chicagami, formerly a scout camp, owns 80 acres along the southeast shore, and the Minneapolis YMCA's Camp Warren owns several hundred acres along the southwest shore. On July 8, 2013 water temperatures ranged from 77F at the surface to 48F at the bottom, oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to 16 feet deep. Shoreline substrates consist mostly of sand with smaller amounts of detritus, silt, and gravel. The 2013 northern pike gillnet catch rate was 5.1 fish/net which is quite good compared to other similar lakes throughout the state and better than the historic average for Pleasant Lake. Sizes ranged from 17 to 29 inches with an average of 22 inches. However, 28% of the pike sampled were over 24 inches long which is unusual for area lakes. Growth rates were similar to other lakes in the area. Fish were aged up to 7 years old. Of the 46 pike examined for diseases and parasites, ten had neascus (black spot). In 2013, no special regulations existed for northern pike on Pleasant Lake. With high numbers of fish, good growth, and the high average size, anglers are encouraged to release pike over 24 inches and the harvest pike under 22 inches. This should help both grow larger pike, as well as reduce the number of "hammer handle" pike that could become the norm if these bigger fish are not released and allowed to reach larger sizes. Large pike help keep the numbers of small pike down, often by cannibalizing them. Largemouth bass were sampled with gill nets, trap nets, and by electrofishing for the first time in 2013. The gillnet catch rate was 0.7 fish/net which is slightly above average for similar lakes throughout the state. The greatest sample size came from electofishing. Sizes ranged from 4 to 19 inches with an average of 12 inches. The average weight was 1.4 pounds per fish. Growth rates were similar to other lakes that contain largemouth bass in the area. Fish were aged up to 10 years old. Eleven walleye were caught in gill nets for a catch rate of 1.2 fish/net which is low compared to other similar lakes throughout the state. Sizes ranged from 9 to 21 inches with an average of 16 inches. Growth rates were average compared to other walleye lakes in the area. Ages ranged from 2 to 6 years with all fish coming from stocked years. Because of continued low gillnet catches indicating a very poor return on fingerling walleye stocking, stocking was ended on Pleasant Lake after 2013. The lake has a very good largemouth bass and northern pike fishery and it was decided management efforts were best focused on these species. The black crappie trapnet catch rate was 8.0 fish/net which is quite high compared to other similar lakes throughout the state and the highest catch rate on record for Pleasant Lake. Lengths ranged from 5 to 12 inches with an average of 7.5 inches. Almost all crappies sampled were under 10 inches in length. Growth was extremely slow with ages ranging from 3 to 13 years. The bluegill trapnet catch rate was 30.2 fish/net which is higher than 75% of other similar lakes throughout the state. Sizes ranged from 3 to 9 inches with an average of 6 inches. Growth was somewhat slow when compared to other lakes in the area. Ages ranged from 3 to 13 years old. The 2006 year class appeared to be quite strong with nearly 47% of the total catch coming from this class. Of 58 bluegill observed for diseases and parasites, every one contained neascus (black spot) and two were infested with yellow grub. The yellow perch gillnet catch rate was 0.9 fish/net which is the lowest catch rate on record for Pleasant Lake. Sizes were also small with an average weight only being 0.1 pounds/fish. Lengths ranged from 5 to 6 inches. Additional species sampled in Pleasant Lake were white sucker, rock bass, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish, brown bullhead, and yellow bullhead.

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