Section 29 Lake

How big is Section 29 Lake?

How deep is Section 29 Lake?

What kind of fish can you catch in Section 29 Lake?

Are there boat launches on Section 29 Lake?

Are there places to eat and drink near Section 29 Lake?

Section 29 Lake is 97 acre located within the U.S. Forest Service Superior National Forest with a maximum depth of 20 feet and 74% littoral area (15 feet or less). There is a gravel ramp at the small U.S. Forest Service campground on the east shore of the northeast basin, very limited parking is available for vehicle/trailer combinations after launch. The north shore of Section 29 Lake was touched by the Pagami Creek Fire, which burned a large portion of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness in September 2011. Evidence of the fire can still be seen, although forest regeneration was already apparent in 2012. The fire did not impact the camping or boat launch areas on Section 29 Lake.

Section 29 Lake drops quickly around most of the boulder/rubble shoreline; a shallow mucky bay on the north end of the western basin contains abundant aquatic vegetation and leads to the outlet (Comfort Creek). The aquatic vegetation around the remainder of the lake is limited to protected bays and a narrow fringe around the shoreline. A mixed forest of aspen/jack pine on gradually sloping ridges surrounds most of the lake with bog on the north end.

The 2012 walleye sample in 2012 was average for the lake class and within the range observed in previous investigations. The average weight of walleye sampled in 2012 was 1.1 pound (14 inches); the largest walleye sampled was 20 inches (2.9 pounds). The walleye population appears to be maintained through stocking as scale analysis found no reproduction during non-stocked years. The walleye stocking in Section 29 Lake began in 1955 and has continued sporadically with various numbers, rates, and sizes stocked. Section 29 Lake has a history of stratifying in early summer with low dissolved oxygen levels found at depths of 7 to10 feet and deeper. Fishing below the thermocline in these stratified conditions will most likely be unproductive during the summer months.

The northern pike numbers were above average for the lake class in 2012 and higher than recorded in previous investigations. The mean weight of northern pike was 1.6 pounds (18.5 inches) the largest northern pike measured 28 inches (5.1 pounds). Eight year classes of northern pike were identified in the 2012 sample, growth was about average compared to aged northern pike samples from Finland area lakes.

The yellow perch catch was below average for the lake class, in 2012. The average length from gill nets was 6.3 inches; the largest fish was 8.6 inches (0.3 pound). The 2012 yellow perch sample was typical of the catch recorded in previous investigations on Section 29 Lake.

The white sucker numbers were above average for lake class in 2012, the mean weight was 1.6 pounds. The white sucker catch has historically been high in Section 29 Lake. White suckers have been harvested from the inlet on the south end of the southwest basin, just below the crossing at USFS Road 356, in high water during the spring spawning run.

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