Lily Lake

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What are the fishing regulations for Lily Lake?

There are specific fishing regulations Lily 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?

Spring Trap netting was performed May 24-26 to provide pre-regulation data on the Bluegill size structure. A bag limit of 5 sunfish was implemented on March 1, 2021 as Lily Lake was selected for participation in the statewide Quality Sunfish Initiative. The objective of the lowered bag limit is to reduce sunfish harvest and allow for more fish to attain larger sizes (8-10 inches). Data collected during this survey is considered pre-regulation data due to the short time period since the inception of the reduced bag limit. Spring trap netting is the preferred method for evaluating panfish populations and has been conducted on the lake four previous times since 2003. Several future evaluations relating to the 5 sunfish bag limit are planned over the 10 year evaluation period and will incorporate trap netting to provide proper comparisons.

Spring trap netting in 2021 captured 544 Bluegill. Sample sizes for Bluegill in Lily Lake have ranged from 323 to 963 fish over the five historical efforts. Bluegill in 2021 ranged from 3.5 - 10.63 inches and mean length was 7.12 inches. The Bluegill sizes desired by anglers of fish over 7 inches comprised 62% of the catch and fish greater than 8 inches made up 11% of the sample. Eight fish over 9 inches were measured (1.3% of sample). Bluegill 10 inches or greater were last observed in 2016. Bluegill size structure goals developed for the Quality Sunfish Initiative aim for at least 50% of the sample to exceed 7 inches, 20% to exceed 8 inches, 5% over 9 inches and the persistent presence of fish 10 inches or longer. Whether voluntary or required due to the reduced bag limit, release of larger sunfish, especially fish over 9 inches will be important if the lake is to realize its potential in reaching management goals. Additional criteria that may be used to measure success of the reduced sunfish bag limit include: mean size, catch rate of fish over 8 inches, and mean length of top 10% of fish. When combining the five pre-regulation spring trap net surveys, mean size is 6.96 inches, mean catch rate of fish over 8 inches is 6.5/net, and mean length of the top 10% is 8.59 inches. Otoliths were extracted during spring electrofishing in 2020 with aging of these structures indicating that Bluegill grow well, attaining 7.1 inches at Age 5 and 8.3 inches at Age 7.

Spring trap nets have produced Black Crappie catches that have ranged from 41 to 132 fish since this type of sampling began in 2003. The 2021 effort provided a sample of 108 fish ranging from 4.4 to 13.2 inches in length. Fish 10 inches or longer comprised 28% of the catch and mean length was 8.73 inches. Crappies 12 inches or better have been sampled in each spring trap net assessment since 2009. The crappie bag limit remains at 10 fish.

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