Beaver Hut Lake

How big is Beaver Hut Lake?

How deep is Beaver Hut Lake?

What kind of fish can you catch in Beaver Hut Lake?

Are there places to eat and drink near Beaver Hut Lake?

Beaver Hut Lake is a 56 acre designated trout lake with a maximum depth of 12 feet. It is stocked with 3,000 Splake fingerlings annually. Beaver Hut Lake is located in a remote part of northwestern Lake County and access is difficult. Users must turn north off of the Stony Spur Trail (ATV/Snowmobile) onto an old logging access road; this intersection is located approximately 1.7 miles west of where the trail crosses Hwy 1. This logging access road splits 0.18 miles north of this intersection and users can take either fork. If users take the right fork the trail goes approximately 0.5 miles before ending at a turn around with a trout lake sign, from this turn around there is a 100 yard walking trail to the southeast side of the lake. This fork of the road is very brushy and rocky making travel difficult, but the walk into the lake is short and dry. If users take the left fork the road proceeds 0.64 miles to where there is a trout lake sign on the side of the road. From this sign it is a 150 yard walk down a hill and across a bog to the southwest shore of the lake. The left fork is much less rocky and brushy due to the recent logging, but users must walk across a wet bog to access the lake. Neither of these routes are suitable for trucks.

The purpose of this survey was to evaluate Splake stocking and monitor the fish community in the lake. A single Splake was sampled during this survey. It was 10 inches long and weighed 0.3 pounds. We estimated it to be age-1 meaning it would have been stocked during fall of 2017 as a fingerling. In addition to this survey, surveys assessing the thermal habitat and dissolved oxygen availability in the lake and angler use of the lake were carried out in 2018. Based on the survey of thermal habitat and dissolved oxygen concentrations there was no optimal habitat available for trout between July 5th and August 13th. This lack of suitable habitat likely contributed to the low Splake catch. Only two angling parties were documented using the lake during summer of 2018. Due to the combination of low Splake catch, poor Splake habitat, and limited angler use Splake stocking will likely cease and other management options will be explored for Beaver Hut Lake.

The catch of Yellow Perch was near average when compared to other area lakes. The fish sampled ranged in length from 4 to almost 13 inches with an average length of 11 inches. However, the Yellow Perch were quite skinny and half of the measured Yellow Perch were infested with Yellow Grub parasites.

White Sucker were sampled in very large numbers during this survey and were generally skinny for their lengths. Common Shiners and Creek Chubs were also sampled in large numbers. These three species likely compete with the Splake and may have contributed to the extremely low Splake catch. Iowa Darter, Blacknose Shiner, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, and Northern Pearl Dace were also sampled in small numbers during this survey.

What is the average air temp for Beaver Hut Lake?

Are there any state parks near Beaver Hut Lake?