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The Fishery of North Brown’s Lake. Joe Stewig Area Fisheries Manager 7/20/13. Outline. Montrose Area Resources Lake Survey Description Lake Survey Results Future Plans. Montrose Area Resources. Standard Lake Survey. LMB Electrofishing Curled Pondweed Mapping Gill Net / Trap Net
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The Fishery of North Brown’s Lake Joe Stewig Area Fisheries Manager 7/20/13
Outline • Montrose Area Resources • Lake Survey Description • Lake Survey Results • Future Plans
Standard Lake Survey LMB Electrofishing Curled Pondweed Mapping Gill Net / Trap Net Survey Aquatic Vegetation Mapping
Outline • Montrose Area Resources • Lake Survey Description • Lake Survey Results • Moving forward
North Brown’s Lake • 324 acres • 130 littoral acres • Avg. depth – 18’ • Max. depth – 41’ • Walleye stocked in odd numbered years
Summary • WAE catch low, similar across surveys • NOP catch high; average size good • CCF have arrived!!! Bullhead catch decreased • BLC, BLG, and YEP catch normal
What’s next??? • Change in stocking strategy??? • Liberalized catfish limit??? • Summarize plant data and final write-up
Questions • More Information: • Montrose Area Fisheries Office: Ph: 763-675-3301 • Montrose Area Web site: www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/montrose • DNR Web site: www.dnr.state.mn.us • Email: joe.stewig@state.mn.us
Summary • YEP catch decreasing; poor size structure • BLG abundant and slow growing; poor size structure • Improved water quality