Ash Lake

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Ash Lake

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What are the fishing regulations for Ash Lake?

There are specific fishing regulations Ash Lake that you need to know. For complete fishing regulations visit the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. To report a violation call (800) 652-9093. Need a Minnesota fishing license?

Ash Lake is a moderately productive Class 5 lake located approximately 12 miles north of Orr, MN. It has a total surface area of 669 acres, with a maximum depth of 25 feet, and a maximum fetch (NE) of 1.8 miles. Approximately 28% (195 acres) of the lake is less than 15 feet deep. Undeveloped forest and bogs dominate the surrounding watershed. Plants with an abundance rating of "common" during the 2013 survey included clasping leaf pondweed, narrow-leaf pondweed group, and water celery. Submerged vegetation grew to a maximum depth of 8 feet. Sand was the most common shoal water substrate, followed by boulder and detritus. Six inlets were identified. Three of the inlets had no visible flow, while the other three had very little velocity, ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 feet per second. The outlet forms the source of the Ash River.

Current fishing regulations on Ash Lake for Walleye follow the statewide regulation, which is a 6-combination total possession limit with not more than 1 Walleye over 20". There is a special regulation set to improve Northern Pike size structure, which is a possession limit of three with only 1 over 36" and all Northern Pike between 24 - 36" inches must be immediately released. Black Crappie fishing regulation follows the statewide regulation with a 10-combination total possession limit. Sunfish fishing regulation follows the statewide regulation with a 20-combination total possession limit. Bass fishing regulations follow the Northeast Zone regulation, which is six combined Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass possession limit.

Walleye gill-net catch rate was 8.0 fish per net which is above average for similar lakes. Catch rate was above the management goal of 5.0 fish per net for Ash Lake. Total length ranged from 7.5 to 29.9 inches and mean length was 12.9 inches. Average weight was 1.2 pounds which is average for similar class lakes. A total of 10 year classes were present, and ages ranged from 2-17 years. Ash Lake offers a good Walleye fishing opportunity, there are good numbers of Walleyes in Ash Lake with the chance to catch Walleye over 26 inches.

Northern Pike gill-net catch rate was 0.8 fish per net, which is well below the average for similar class lakes. Catch rate was below the management goal of an abundance between 1.8 and 5.5 fish per gill net for Ash Lake. Total length ranged from 23.7 to 38.2 inches and the mean length was 28.9 inches. Mean weight of Northern Pike captured in gill nets was 6.4 pounds which is well above average for similar lakes. A total of four year classes were present, and ages ranged from 2 - 8 years. Ash Lake offers good fishing opportunities for Northern Pike. With a lower density population there may not always be a fish on the line but there is a good chance to catch Northern Pike in the mid-30" range.

Black Crappie trap-net catch rate was 8.1 fish per net, which was above average for similar lakes. Total length ranged from 5.2 to 12.6 inches and the mean length was 9.6 inches. Mean weight was 0.5 pounds, which was above average for similar lakes. A total of seven year classes were present, and ages ranged from 3-12 years. Ash Lake offers a good fishing opportunity with quality Black Crappie in the system.

Bluegill trap-net catch rate was 7.3 fish per net which is slightly below average for similar lakes. Total length ranged from 5.8 to 9.3 inches and the mean length was 7.7 inches. Mean weight captured in trap nets was 0.4 pounds which was above average for similar lakes. A total of seven year classes were present, and ages ranged from 3 - 11 years. Ash Lake offers a good fishing opportunity with quality Bluegill in the system.

Smallmouth Bass abundance was 189.3 fish per hour of On-Time, which was greater than the Ash Lake historic average of 141.6 fish per hour of On-Time. Total length ranged from 5.1 to 17.1 inches and the mean was 9.5 inches. Average weight was 0.5 pounds. Eleven year classes were present, and ages ranged from 2-17 years. Ash Lake offers a good fishing opportunity with quality Smallmouth Bass in the system.

Yellow Perch gill-net catch rate was 86.7 fish per net, which was well above the average for similar lakes. Total length ranged from 4.2 to 11.2 inches and the mean length was 7.8 inches. Mean weight was 0.2 pounds, which is above average for similar lakes. Six year classes were present, and ages ranged from 2-7 years. Yellow Perch can offer an additional fishing opportunity but also offers great forage for Walleye and Northern Pike.

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