Pfeiffer Lake

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Pfeiffer Lake is a 60 acre lake located 10 miles west of Tower. It is accessed by a concrete ramp and has a US Forest Service Campground located on the north and east sides of the lake. The lake is surrounded mostly by public land, except one small area on the west shore that is in private ownership. The lake has a maximum depth of 26 feet and at the time of this survey the water color was clear. On June 28, 2022, the lake was thermally stratified with a surface temperature of 70 F and a bottom temperature of 50 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 17 feet where the temperature was 55 F. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are mostly rubble, gravel, and sand with muck in the bays. Pfeiffer is currently being stocked every third year with walleye fingerlings. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 59.3 fish/net which was the second highest catch rate on record for the lake. Fish species sampled were yellow perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, and walleye. Trap nets caught fish at an overall rate of 43.3 fish/net which was very close to the average overall catch rate for the lake. Black crappie were the only additional species sampled in trap nets that weren't also sampled in gill nets. Five walleye were sampled in gill nets for a catch rate of 1.7 fish/net, which was the lowest on record for the lake but not far off the average when compared to other similar lakes. Walleye lengths ranged from 16 to 21.5 inches with an average of nearly 18 inches. Six additional walleye were captured in trap nets. Their sizes were larger than the gillnetted fish with a range from 16 to 28.5 inches and an average of just over 24 inches. Only the five fish captured in the gill nets were used for aging. Three fish were age-4 and two were age-7. All came from fingerling stocked years. Thirty-two largemouth bass were sampled in trap nets for a catch rate of 3.6 fish/net which was better than average for the lake, and quite good when compared to other similar lakes. Ten additional fish were sampled in the gill nets. Combining the catches from both gear types, lengths ranged from 5 to 15 inches with an average of nearly 8 inches. Growth rates were average with a four-year-old fish measuring 10 inches. Twenty-one black crappie were sampled in trap nets for a catch rate of 2.3 fish/net. This was just below average compared to other similar lakes but right at the average historic catch rate for Pfeiffer Lake. Lengths ranged from 4.5 to just over 10 inches with an average of over 8 inches. Ages ranged from 2 to 4 years old. Growth was exceptional with the average crappie nearing 10 inches at age-4. The bluegill trapnet catch was 36.8 fish/net which was very good compared to other similar lakes, but slightly below average for Pfeiffer Lake. Sizes ranged from 3.5 to just over 10 inches with an average of 6.5 inches. Seventeen individuals measured longer than nine inches. Ages ranged from 3 to 12 years with strong representation (nearly 77% of the total catch) coming from the 2018 year class. Growth rates were average when compared to other bluegill populations in the Tower area. The yellow perch gillnet catch rate was 52.7 fish/net which was the second highest on record for the lake. Lengths ranged from 6 to nearly 13 inches with an average of 9 inches.

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