Waverly Lake
Wright County, Minnesota
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Frequently Asked Questions About Waverly Lake, MN
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How big is Waverly Lake?
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What kind of fish can you catch in Waverly Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Bluntnose Minnow, Brook Stickleback, Central Mudminnow, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Spottail Shiner, Tadpole Madtom and White Sucker.
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What aquatic invasive species are found in Waverly Lake?
Join us in the fight to prevent the spread of invasive species These sneaky creatures can hitch a ride on boats, clinging onto propellers, anchor lines, and trailers. They can even survive in hidden places like bilge water and ballast tanks, or disguise themselves in dirt and sand that sticks to nets, buckets, anchors, and waders. But don't worry, we have the power to stop them in their tracks with just a few simple steps. So let's do our part and protect our waters from these unwanted invaders.
History & Status of the Fishery
Waverly Lake is a fertile, hard water lake located in central Wright County, immediately north of the City of Waverly. The lake has a surface area of 485 acres and a maximum depth of 70 feet. Waverly Lake is highly developed and is popular for angling and other types of recreation. The lake can experience heavy algal blooms during the summer. Land and lakeshore owners within the watershed can help improve water quality by using best management practices to reduce run-off and nutrient input to the lake. There are two public accesses, both on the south end of the lake with Legion Memorial Park being the largest. The park also includes a beach, two fishing docks, and a swimming dock.
In 2019, a standard survey was completed to update fisheries data last collected in 2014. The survey included spring Largemouth Bass electrofishing and summer gill netting and trap netting for all species.
Waverly Lake is managed primarily for Walleye and it had been stocked with fry from 1985 to 2009. This strategy had produced relatively high Walleye populations in the 1980s and 90's. However, after several consecutive unsuccessful fry stockings, the stocking strategy shifted to fingerling stocking in 2011. The Walleye catch in 2019 was the lowest on record, but still within the range of expected values for the lake. Growth rates are relatively fast, which is probably due to an abundance of available forage.
The Northern Pike catch rate increased from the previous survey, and was above the range of expected values for lakes similar to Waverly. Anglers should have opportunities to catch quality-sized Northern Pike as fish in the survey ranged in length from 20 to 35 inches with an average length and weight of 25 inches and 4 pounds. Thirty-three percent of pike sampled were longer than 26 inches and 9% were longer than 30 inches which is good for the area.
Waverly Lake supports both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, but Largemouth are the most common species caught. One Smallmouth Bass measuring 17 inches was sampled during the gill net survey. The number of Largemouth Bass sampled were the highest on record for Waverly Lake and almost three times more than the past two surveys. Three hundred and one bass were sampled and ranged in length from five (5) to 20 inches with an average length of 12 inches. Anglers should have opportunities to catch quality-sized fish as over half of the Largemouth Bass caught were longer than 12 inches and 25% were longer than 15 inches.
Waverly Lake has historically supported high numbers of Bluegill. The 2019 catch of Bluegill was much higher than the previous survey and more than expected for the lake. Bluegill averaged six (6) inches in length and fish up to nine (9) inches were sampled.
Black Crappie were sampled within the range of expected values for the lake and the catch was similar to 2014. Black Crappie sampled ranged in length from six (6) to 11 inches with an average length of eight (8) inches.
Other species sampled included: Black, Brown, and Yellow Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed and White Sucker.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Waverly Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Little Waverly Lake | 1.2 mi | 338 | 12 ft |
| Carrigan Lake | 1.5 mi | 148 | |
| Yaeger Lake | 3.2 mi | 111 | 28 ft |
| Yager Lake | 3.2 mi | 212 | 27 ft |
| Doefler Lake | 3.3 mi | 89 | |
| Malardi Lake | 3.6 mi | 104 | |
| Unnamed Lake | 3.8 mi | 109 | |
| Mains Lake | 4.0 mi | 12 | |
| Dutch Lake | 4.2 mi | 162 | 21 ft |
| Fadden Lake | 4.4 mi | 20 | 48 ft |
