Briggs Lake
Sherburne County, Minnesota
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How big is Briggs Lake?
How deep is Briggs Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Briggs Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Bluntnose Minnow, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch and White Sucker.
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History & Status of the Fishery
The Briggs Chain of Lakes is made up of Briggs, Julia and Rush lakes which are connected by a navigable channel. Walleye fry have been stocked into the chain every other year since 1992. The Briggs Chain was scheduled to have been stocked in 2020, however due to COVID-19 restrictions stocking was postponed until 2021. Stocking was again completed in 2022 to get back on an even year stocking rotation.
Night electrofishing was conducted during the evening of October 3, 2022. A total of 31 young of year (YOY) Walleye were collected across the three lakes in a total of 2.2 hours of electrofishing effort for a catch rate of 13.9/hr. This was a slight increase over the last stocking in 2021 (5.7/hr). Since 2006 the YOY catch rate across lakes has ranged from 5.7/hr to 131.5/hr with an average of 56.1/hr. Individual lake YOY Walleye catch rates for 2022 were 16.6/hr for Briggs, 32.8/hr for Rush, and 5.8/hr for Julia. Mean fingerling length across lakes was 7.9 inches.
Survival of Walleye age-1 and older was good. A total of 88 Walleye ? age-1 were collected across the three lakes in a total of 2.2 hours of electrofishing effort for a catch rate of 39.4/hr. Catch rates of age-1 and older Walleye was 39.8/hr for Briggs, 65.6/hr for Rush, and 31.2/hr for Julia. Age-1 or older Walleye sampled ranged in length from 10.8 to 27.0 inches and averaged 16.0 inches.
Fry stocking continues to be the preferred management strategy for Walleye in the Briggs Chain and will be stocked again in 2024 on an even year stocking rotation.
Year YOY/hr
2006 58.8
2008 100.1
2010 131.5
2012 25.3
2014 88.8
2016 19.4
2018 61.9
2021 5.7
2022 13.2
Average 56.1
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Briggs Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Rush Lake | 0.7 mi | 161 | 11 ft |
| Julia Lake | 1.0 mi | 154 | 15 ft |
| Elk Lake | 1.9 mi | 357 | 9 ft |
| Rice Lake | 2.8 mi | 96 | |
| Eilers Lake | 3.0 mi | 25 | |
| Camp Lake | 4.1 mi | 77 | 34 ft |
| Prairie Lake | 4.5 mi | 49 | |
| Cater Lake | 4.5 mi | 30 | |
| Unnamed Lake | 5.0 mi | 89 | |
| Jones Lake | 5.3 mi | 69 |
