Point Lake

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Point Lake

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A targeted survey was conducted on Point Lake during May and September of 2023 to determine the extent of winterkill and stocking success. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (i.e. spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methodology (i.e. standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (i.e. lake survey gillnets, trapnets, and spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). Point is a small (174 acres), moderately deep (32 feet maximum), and moderately productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. Point is part of the Hawk Creek Watershed. A small island is present in addition to numerous standing dead hardwood trees in the water due to higher water levels in recent years. An extensive winterkill occurred in Point Lake during the 1996-1997 winter due to low oxygen levels. Other previous winterkills occurred during the 1974-75 and 1988-89 winters during low water years. Winterkill is generally rare for Point Lake, but it is susceptible during winters with high snowfall accumulations and low water years. Water levels were low during 2020-2023. A significant winterkill occurred during January-March of 2023 on Point Lake. High snowfall events and a prolonged winter (mid-March ice out) contributed to low winter oxygen levels in many shallow area lakes during 2023. Spring night electrofishing was conducted on 5/2/2023 to assess winterkill extent after numerous dead fish of all species was reported seen after ice out. No live fish were sampled after 15-20 minutes of electrofishing. That night we transferred 80 adult pre-spawn Largemouth Bass and 40 adult pre-spawn Black Crappie from nearby Long Lake. We transferred a total of 160 adult Bluegill (4-8 inches) and 70 adult Black Crappie (8-12 inches) to Point on 5/26/2023 and 6/1/2023 from Willmar Lake. We stocked Walleye fry (50,842 fish) on 5/15/2023. Three single frame trapnets (1/2-inch bar measure) were set on 5/30/2023 to further evaluate the fishery. A total of eight adult Bluegill, one Black Bullhead and one Green Sunfish were sampled. The adult Bluegill were assumed to be from the recent stocking of 5/26/2023. A fall electrofishing survey was conducted on 9/12/2023 to assess young of year "YOY" Walleye numbers due to the fry stocking. No YOY Walleye were observed in the fall night electrofishing survey. We observed other fish species present in the fall electrofishing survey which included ten Northern Pike (7-15 inches), three adult Largemouth Bass, numerous YOY Largemouth Bass (3+ inches), four Adult Black Bullhead (7-12 inches), 25 YOY Black Bullhead, one Yellow Perch (4 inches), five YOY Black Crappie (4 inches) and numerous YOY Bluegill (1-3 inches). Additional fish stockings occurred after the 2023 fall electrofishing survey which included Yellow Perch (1,245 fish, 143.5 pounds) and yearling Walleye (101 fish, 61 pounds). Current fish management activities on Point include monitoring the fish population on a periodic basis, monitoring winter dissolved oxygen levels, protecting aquatic vegetation through the permit process, assisting aquatic plant management and enforcement personnel in educating boaters and monitoring access sites for potential invasive species introductions, participating in local watershed initiatives, and stocking various fish species as warranted. A standard survey will be conducted on Point Lake for all fish species in 2027. Additional targeted surveys and stockings may occur prior to 2027.

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