Passenger Lake

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Passenger Lake is a 70 acre basin located southeast of the town of Sturgeon Lake in Pine County. Physical attributes include an abundance of littoral area (83%) and a small area of deeper water towards the northwest end of the lake. Despite an abundant amount of shallow water acreage, a fish winterkill of any degree has never been documented by DNR Fisheries. The most recent survey was conducted in 2000 due to the absence of any public access to the lake. Trap nets were set in the lake in May of 2017 primarily targeting panfish.

Bluegill were the most numerous fish sampled at 24 fish per net. This catch rate is approximately the mean for this lake class. Mean weight at 0.29 lbs. per fish was at the third quartile for the lake class. Average length was 6.8 inches with fish topping out at about 8.5 inches.

The Black Crappie catch rate was 7.3 fish per net which is well above the third quartile for the lake class. It is also a significantly higher catch rate than any of the previous surveys. Mean weight at 0.3 lbs. per fish is average for the lake class and for the historical size of crappies sampled in Passenger Lake. Average length was 7.8 inches with the largest individuals reaching just over 10 inches.

Other species sampled included Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Largemouth Bass, and Yellow and Black Bullhead. Yellow Perch and Largemouth Bass may have targetable population levels providing angling opportunity but they are not sampled effectively enough with trap nets for anything other than their presence to be determined. Previous surveys have sampled Northern Pike in gill nets but this survey was targeting panfish and only utilized trap nets.

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