Peltier Lake

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Peltier Lake

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Peltier Lake is a 551 acre, class 38 lake, located in eastern Anoka County. Peltier Lake is part of the Rice Creek watershed. A dam was constructed at the outlet of Peltier Lake to control the water level of Peltier and Centerville Lakes. Winter aeration via pump and baffle system has been operated as needed since 1988. Peltier Lake has also been included in a study called the Sentinel Lakes Project, which includes increased fish, habitat and water quality sampling. A water level drawdown was conducted in the fall of 2017 in an attempt to control non-native curly-leaf pondweed. Walleye are the primary management species and are stocked at a rate of 1,000 fry per littoral acre annually. This survey was conducted using trap nets, gill nets, and night-time electrofishing in June 2021. The previous survey occurred in 2016.

Only two Walleye were sampled in the survey resulting in a catch rate of 0.3 fish per gill net. This is well below the first quartile for the lake class but only one survey in history has exceeded 2.5 fish per gill net which was 4.7 fish per net in 1997. The fish measured 18 and 21 inches long and were 3 and 10 years old.
Northern Pike were sampled at a rate of 12.5 fish per gillnet. This rate is much higher than similar lakes but it is typical relative to recent previous surveys. Fish size was also typical with a mean length of 23.4 inches. Sizes ranged from 13.3 to 30.9 inches and fish were well distributed across that range.

Black Crappie were sampled by trap nets at a rate of 6.1 fish per net which is typical. Gill nets sampled them at a rate of 48.5 fish per net which is several times more than average on similar lakes but fairly typical relative to the lakes history. This discrepancy between the gears can likely be at least partially explained by the exceptionally thick vegetation and shallow water where the trap nets are set as this difference manifests in most surveys in the lakes recent history. Fish size was average with a mean length in gill nets of 7.5 inches and a maximum of 11 inches. One 14.5 inch fish was captured in trap nets which was the largest fish sampled.

Trap nets sampled Bluegill at a rate of 9.6 fish per net. This is lower than average for the similar lakes but equivalent to recent surveys. This consistently low catch rate is again likely due to the vegetation and shallow water where the trap nets are set. Fish size was lower than average with a mean length of 5.4 inches. Bluegill sampled by gill nets were slightly larger with a mean length of 6.4 inches and a maximum of 8.7 inches. Fish ranged in age from 1 to 9 years with the majority of them being 3 years old.

Yellow Perch were sampled at a rate of 2.8 fish per gill net. This is well below average and catch rates have been consistently declining from an all-time high catch rate of 85 fish per net in 2009. Fish size was typical with a mean length of 6.8 inches and a maximum length of 7.4 inches. All fish aged were 3 years old which likely indicates that recruitment has been inconsistent in recent years.

Electrofishing sampled Largemouth Bass at a rate of 10.8 fish per hour. This is the lowest rate since the 2008 survey and is low relative to other lakes in the area. Excessively thick vegetation and poor visibility likely reduced sampling effectiveness. Size ranged widely from 3.7 to 17.8 inches with a mean length of 9 inches. Fish ages ranged from 1 to 7 years old.

Other fish sampled included: Black Bullhead, Bowfin (Dogfish), Common Carp, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Redhorse species, White Sucker, and Yellow Bullhead.

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