Lower Pauness Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota
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Other fish species in the lake include White Sucker.
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History & Status of the Fishery
Lower Pauness Lake is a 156 acre, class-10 lake, located approximately 12 miles SE of Crane Lake, MN. The lake is in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and access is limited to portages from other lakes. Northern pike gill-net abundance in 2005 was 2.00 fish/lift, which was below the level found in most class-10 lakes. Number of northern pike per set was similar to what was observed during the previous survey (1983). Four year-classes were present in 2005 and age ranged from 2-5 years. Total length ranged from 10.6-23.4 inches and the mean was 18.9. Growth was slow; total length at age-4 was 19.6 inches, which was well below the area average of 23.7. The mean weight of northern pike captured was below average for class-10 lakes. Walleye gill-net abundance was 1.17 fish/lift, which was below most class-10 lakes. However, abundance in 2005 was higher than observed in 1983 (0.83 fish/lift). Five year-classes were present in 2005 and age ranged from 2-7 years. Total length ranged from 6.9-17.5 inches and the mean was 12.9. Growth for walleye was below average; total length at age-4 was 11.9 inches, compared to an area mean of of 14.4. The mean weight of walleye captured was below most class-10 lakes. Yellow perch gill-net abundance was 3.00 fish/lift, which was slightly above most class-10 lakes. Abundance has decreased since 1983, when 8.83 fish/lift were captured. Eight year-classes were present in 2005 and age ranged from 2-9 years. Total length ranged from 5.0-10.8 inches and the mean was 8.1. Growth was slightly below the area mean. The mean weight captured was 0.29 pounds, which was well above what is found in most class-10 lakes.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Lower Pauness Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Upper Pauness Lake | 0.6 mi | 192 | 15 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 1.2 mi | 17 | |
| Unnamed Lake | 1.4 mi | 17 | |
| Shell Lake | 1.7 mi | 493 | 15 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 1.9 mi | 10 | |
| Wally Lake | 2.5 mi | 37 | |
| Heritage Lake | 2.5 mi | 207 | 43 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 2.7 mi | 15 | |
| Lynx Lake | 2.8 mi | 291 | 85 ft |
| Agawato Lake | 3.1 mi | 39 | 58 ft |
