Little Ball Club Lake

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Little Ball Club Lake is located about 12 miles northwest of Deer River, MN, within the Chippewa National Forest, and within the Mississippi River Headwaters Watershed. The 184 acre lake has 82 littoral acres with a 30 foot max depth, and is relatively undeveloped. Diverse aquatic plant life can be found along the 2.5 mile shoreline. The U.S. Forest Service administered earthen public access is located on the west side of the lake with parking availability for about 4 rigs. Little Ball Club is connected to Tuttle Lake to the north.

Black crappie were sampled in gill nets at a rate lower than the previous assessment, and at the low end of the expected range for lakes similar to Little Ball Club. However, the trap net catch (11.6/net) was significantly higher than the expected range (0.7-3.4/net) and the previous assessment (5.2/net). The high trap net catch rate and the lower gill net catch rate is likely related to the cool spring, in which more fish were in the shallows at the time of the assessment. Size structure appeared good with lengths ranging from 7.2-12.6 inches and an average length of 9.3 inches in the trap net sample. Recruitment appeared reasonably consistent with scale analysis identifying consecutive age classes from age 3-7. Ages 3 and 4 were well represented, comprising 31% and 58% of the catch, respectively. Growth was similar to the statewide average with fish averaging nine inches by age 4.

Northern pike were sampled at a gill net rate near the high end of the expected range, however it was less than the historical high of the previous assessment (12.8/net). Size structure appeared moderately poor with 19% of the sample exceeding 24 inches. Lengths ranged from 14.1-29.2 inches with an average length of 20.5 inches. Scale and bone analysis indicated that six ages were present with fish up to age 7 in the sample. Growth was near the statewide average with fish averaging 24 inches by age 5.

Yellow perch were sampled in gill nets at a rate near the high end of the expected range, similar to the previous assessment. Lengths of perch were typically too small to interest anglers with an average length of 6.8 inches. Forty one perch were externally examined for parasites with yellow grub having a 98% occurrence and neascus (black spot) having an 83% occurrence. Scale analysis indicated eight age classes present with fish up to age 9 present. Growth started out similar to the statewide average, but slowed by age 8 to less than 15% of the statewide average.

Bluegill were sampled at a historically high rate of 11.2/trap net, within the expected range. Similar to crappie, the high net catch is likely related to the cool spring, in which more fish were in the shallows at the time of the assessment. The previous assessment sampled bluegill at a rate of 4.2/trap net. Size structure appeared moderate. Scale analysis identified seven consecutive age classes with fish up to age 9 present. By age 2, growth exceeded the statewide lake class 31 average.

This was the first assessment walleye were not sampled in gill nets, however one was sampled in a trap net (19.9 inches). Other species sampled include black bullhead, bowfin, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, white sucker, and yellow bullhead. Trap nets also sampled eighteen painted turtles and two snapping turtles which had a mean length of almost ten inches.

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