DNR Fisheries announces summer schedule for lake and stream surveys

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Area Fisheries Office has announced their schedule for conducting lake and stream surveys and fish population assessments for the summer of 2005. The Brainerd Area Fisheries Crew will conduct these nettings and electrofishing assessments on 16 lakes and 2 streams in Crow Wing and Cass Counties. The surveys and assessments will involve the use of seines, trap nets, gill nets, and electrofishing gear to assess fish populations. Water transparency will be measured and critical habitat will be surveyed for location of emergent plants using GPS. In addition, physical habitat evaluations, aquatic plant surveys and standard chemical analyses will be completed on lakes with full resurveys.

The list of lakes is as follows:

Fish population assessment nettings

Arrowhead Lake: June 6th-8th

Lower Hay Lake: June 6th-9th

Bertha Lake: June 13th-16th

Clamshell Lake: June 13th-16th

Big Bass Lake: June 20th-23rd

Pig Lake: June 20th-23rd

Island-Loon Lake: June 27th-30th

Rush-Hen Lake: June 27th-30th

Little Pine Lake: July 11th-14th

Daggett Lake: July 11th-14th

Big Trout Lake: July 18th-22nd

Big Trout Lake: July 25th-28th

Cross Lake: July 18th-22nd

Whitefish Lake: August 1st-5th

Whitefish Lake: August 8th-12th

White Sand Lake: August 15th-18th

Full Lake Survey

Big Pine Lake: August 22nd-26th

Stream Surveys

Daggett Brook: August 22nd-26th

Stoney Brook Pop. Estimate: August 29th-September 2nd

If you have any questions please contact the Area Fisheries Office in Brainerd at 218/828-2550 or in writing at MN DNR, Area Fisheries, 1601 Minnesota Drive, Brainerd, MN 56401.