Rush Lake
Pine County, Minnesota
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How big is Rush Lake?
How deep is Rush Lake?
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Other fish species in the lake include Bluntnose Minnow, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish and White Sucker.
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History & Status of the Fishery
Rush Lake is a small (71.8 acre), clear, moderately soft water lake, with a maximum depth of 37 feet. It has had three surveys previous to this 1996 survey, 1949, 1967, and 1986. Survey catch rates of game fish species have been fairly typical for lakes of its type, except that yellow perch populations have consistently been quite low.The northern catch rate was 6.8 per gillnet lift. Average weight was 1.7 lbs., but fish up to 33.6 inches were caught, so the lake is capable of producing a few fairly large northerns. Bluegills were taken at 31 per trapnet lift, and ranged from 3.2 to 8.0 inches, with an average length of 5.4 inches. Black crappies were taken at a rate of 2.3 per trapnet set, and ranged from 4.4 to 10.3 inches. The largest single length group was 6.0 - 6.5 inches. Crappies can be expected to have variable reproductive success from year to year. A strong year-class can produce a good fishery as it matures. Black crappie numbers in the 1986 survey were high for the lake type, so the lake can produce some large year-classes, and probably has good crappie fishing in some years. Yellow perch numbers were low, as the have been in previous surveys. Electrofishing for largemouth bass showed a good population of small bass, with 8.0 - 8.5 inches the most common length group taken, but bass ranged up to 16.9 inches, so the lake is capable of producing large bass. Other species taken in gillnets or trapnets in small numbers included hybrid sunfish, brown bullhead, pumpkinseed sunfish, and white sucker.Shoreline seining indicated successful bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, and yellow perch reproduction in 1996. It should be noted that very few Hinckley area lakes showed black crappie reproduction in 1996.Access to Rush Lake is over private land, so the lake is not eligible for DNR stocking.Prepared by: Steve Morse
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Are there any state parks near Rush 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 Rush Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Turtle Lake | 0.6 mi | 27 | |
| Passenger Lake | 0.7 mi | 67 | 22 ft |
| Big Slough | 1.1 mi | 62 | 14 ft |
| Dago Lake | 1.3 mi | 118 | 20 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 1.3 mi | 17 | |
| Sturgeon Lake | 1.7 mi | 1,706 | 40 ft |
| Close Lake | 2.0 mi | 33 | 37 ft |
| Logan Lake | 2.7 mi | 22 | |
| McCormick Lake | 2.8 mi | 61 | 17 ft |
| Willow Lake | 3.3 mi | 25 |
