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Frequently Asked Questions About Pelkey Lake, MN
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How big is Pelkey Lake?
How deep is Pelkey Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Pelkey Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Common Shiner, Hybrid Sunfish and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Pelkey Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Pelkey Lake area?
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History & Status of the Fishery
GILLNET CATCHES OF NOP WERE ABOVE THE THIRD QUARTILE RANGE INDICATING A HIGH POPULATION EXISTS. CATCH RATES IN 1991 WERE SIMILAR TO 1986 (13.50/SET TO 14.50/SET). MEAN WEIGHT DECREASED FROM 2.43 LBS/FISH IN 1986 TO 2.25 LBS/FISH IN 1991. AGES II,III,VI,VII,AND VIII+ WERE OBSERVED IN THE SAMPLE WITH THE MAJORITY (74%) AGE II. GROWTH OF AGE II WAS FAST AND ALL OTHER AGE CLASSES NORMAL WHEN COMPARED TO STATEWIDE MEANS. LENGTHS OF NOP RANGED FROM 17.0 TO 33.9 INCHES WITH THE MAJORITY (74%) OF THE FISH UNDER 22 INCHES. YEP GILLNET CATCHES WERE AVERAGE FOR THIS LAKE CLASS AT 41.50/SET IN 1991. (1986 5.50/SET) YEP LENGTHS RANGED FROM 5.0 INCHES TO 9.4 INCHES WITH THE MAJORITY (74%) BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES. AGES II THROUGH V WERE PRESENT IN THE AGED SUBSAMPLE WITH AGES II AND III DOMINATING (83%). GROWTH FOR ALL AGE CLASSES WAS NORMAL WHEN COMPARED TO STATEWIDE MEANS, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF AGE II AND III INDIVIDUALS, AVERAGE SIZE WAS BELOW THE FIRST QUARTILE AND THUS SMALLER THAN OTHER LAKES IN THIS CLASS. BLG AND BLC TRAPNET CATCHES (0.25/SET FOR BOTH) WERE BELOW THE FIRST QUARTILE RANGE INDICATING A LOW POPULATION STATUS. ONLY THREE BLG AND TWO BLC WERE CAPTURED IN THE COMBINED GEAR. BLB AND PMK NUMBERS WERE AVERAGE BUT SIZES WERE SMALL FOR THIS LAKE CLASS TYPE. BOF TRAPNET CATCHES WERE AVERAGE FOR THIS LAKE CLASS. SIZE, HOWEVER, WAS ABOVE THE THIRD QUARTILE INDICATING THAT FISH FROM PELKEY LAKE ARE LARGER THAN FISH FROM OTHER LAKES IN THIS CLASS. THE WTS GILLNET CATCH DECREASED FROM 33.50/SET IN 1986 TO 19.50/SET IN 1991. THIS, HOWEVER, IS STILL ABOVE THE THIRD QUARTILE RANGE INDICATING A HIGH POPULATION. AVERAGE SIZE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED IN OTHER LAKES IN THIS CLASS.
What is the average air temp for Pelkey Lake?
Are there any state parks near Pelkey Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Pelkey Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Rice Lake | 3.7 mi | 339 | 8 ft |
| Pierz Lake | 4.3 mi | 189 | 34 ft |
| Green Prairie Fish Lake | 9.4 mi | 182 | 22 ft |
| East Twin Lake | 11.7 mi | 20 | 35 ft |
| Sebie Lake | 13.0 mi | 185 | 27 ft |
| Round Lake | 14.3 mi | 127 | 20 ft |
| Round Lake | 15.3 mi | 139 | 13 ft |
| Round Lake | 16.7 mi | 130 | 29 ft |
| Sullivan Lake | 17.1 mi | 1,103 | 57 ft |
| Crow Wing Lake | 17.7 mi | 378 | 26 ft |
