WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CREEL SURVEY REPORT
LONG LAKE CHIPPEWA COUNTY
2012-2013
Treaty Fisheries Publication
March, 2013
INTRODUCTION
The Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources regularly conducts fishery surveys
of area lakes and reservoirs to gather
information on species composition,
population size, reproductive success,
size/age distribution, and growth rates. The
information from the netting and
electrofishing surveys helps the WDNR
determine the best management practices for
that body of water. Another important
aspect of a fishery is the amount of harvest
that is occurring on the lake. This
information is collected by creel census or
creel survey.
On lakes in the Ceded Territory of
Wisconsin, harvest of fish is divided
between sport anglers and the six Chippewa
tribal bands. The six Chippewa tribal bands
harvest fish under rights governed by federal
treaties of 1837 and 1842. Most tribal fish
harvest is done by spearing during a short
period of time in the spring. All speared fish
are individually counted by tribal creel
clerks, allowing for a complete “census” of
the tribal fish harvest in the spring.
Information is also collected on the effects
of sport angler harvest on fish populations.
Because it would be impractical and costly
to conduct a complete “census” of the fish
harvested by sport anglers on area lakes, a
creel survey is conducted to estimate the
amount of fish harvested by sports anglers.
A creel survey is a sampling tool used to
measure the fishing activities of the sport
anglers and to estimate the amount of fish
harvested on a body of water. Creel surveys
are designed to have a creel clerk on a lake,
work random shifts, and forty hours each
week throughout the fishing season. Each
month these shifts cover a sample of all the
daylight hours. Creel clerks travel their
lakes using a boat, snowmobile or vehicle to
count and to interview anglers.
The information collected from anglers
during the interview includes the species of
fish being targeted, catch and harvest,
lengths of harvested fish, and hours of
fishing effort. Typically only anglers that
have completed their fishing trip are
interviewed because it provides the most
accurate information and it avoids the need
to disturb anglers while they are fishing.
You may have encountered one of the DNR
creel clerks on a recent fishing trip. The
survey only takes a moment of your time and
we appreciate your cooperation during an
interview. The information collected gives
the DNR valuable knowledge required for
management of the fishery.
The data collected during the survey is
processed by a computer program and
summarized by month to calculate estimates
of the total fishing pressure, fishing effort
directed at each species, catch and harvest
rates, and the number of fish caught and
harvested.
This creel survey report will provide you
with four types of estimated information for
this body of water:
1. Overall fishing pressure
2. Fishing effort directed at each species
3. Catch and harvest rates
4. Numbers of fish caught and harvested.
Also included in this report are physical
information about the lake, discussion of
results of this survey and detailed summaries
by species.
GENERAL LAKE INFORMATION
Location Long Lake is located SE of Bloomer,
Wisconsin in the south central part of
Chippewa County.
Physical Characteristics Long Lake is a 1052 acre drainage lake. It
has a maximum depth of 101 feet. The
lake’s water clarity is moderate. There is a
county park with a public boat landing on
the west side of lake on Highway 40.
Seasons Surveyed An open water creel survey was conducted
from the opening day of gamefish season on
May 5, 2012 and ran through the end of
October. Winter creel was conducted from
December 1st through the close of the
gamefish season on March 3, 2013.
Harvest Regulations The following seasons, daily bag limits, and
length limits were in place on this lake in
2012-2013:
Walleye* 05/05-3/03 3 **
Largemouth Bass 05/05-03/03 1 18"
Smallmouth Bass 05/05-03/03 1 18"
Muskellunge 05/26-11/30 1 40"
Northern Pike 05/05-03/03 5 none
Panfish all year 10 none
*The walleye bag limit may have been reduced due to
tribal declarations.
**No minimum length limit, but from 14”-18” may not be
kept, and only one fish over 18” allowed.
SPECIES CATCH AND HARVEST INFORMATION
Angling information is summarized on a
single page for each species. If a page for a
particular species is not present in this
section it is because no one reported fishing
for that species and/or none were caught.
Each species page has up to five graphs
covering the following:
FIGURE 1 ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
Total calculated number of hours
during each month that anglers spent
fishing for this species.
FIGURE 2 ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH
AND HARVEST RATES Calculated number of hours it takes
an angler to catch or harvest a fish of
this species. Only information from
anglers who were specifically
targeting this species is reported
here.
FIGURE 3 ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH
AND HARVEST Calculated number of fish of this
species caught or harvested by all
anglers. This estimate also includes
incidental catch and harvest of fish
by anglers that were not specifically
targeting this species.
FIGURE 4 LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF
HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
All fish of this species measured by
the clerk during the entire creel
survey season.
FIGURE 5 AVERAGE LENGTH AND
LARGEST FISH HARVESTED Average length and the largest fish of
this species harvested each month.
Only those fish measured by the
creel clerk are reported here.
Seasonal Angler Effort Summary
The table provides a summary by month of
the total angler hours and total angler hours
per acre. Also, the table compares county
average and statewide average to current
survey results.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This survey could not have been completed
if not for the efforts of the technical staff of
the Treaty Fisheries Unit, especially Andrew
Dumask (open water) and Jason Meacham
(winter) who collected the angler interviews.
Gene Hatzenbeler provided logistic support
for the survey. Todd Brecka delivered and
maintained all equipment. Jill Sunderland
assisted with training and the scheduling for
the creel clerks. Misty Rood and Mac
McInroy were responsible for data entry and
quality assurance. Jake Jacobson and Mac
McInroy filled in when clerks needed a day
off.
The Department would like to thank Jeannie
Forrester. She generously allowed the
department to keep a boat and snowmobile
at her property during this survey.
We would also like to thank all the anglers
who took the time to offer information about
their fishing trip to the survey clerk.
Without your cooperation this survey would
not have been possible.
Additional copies of this report and those
covering other local lakes can be obtained
from Treaty Fisheries Biologist in Spooner
WI or WDNR Webpage.
Question about the report can be directed to
Gene Hatzenbeler
WDNR Spooner Office
810 W. Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
Phone: (715)635-4164
Email: [email protected]
1.6
11.1 12.5
3.2
33.3
14.3
50.0 50.0 50.0
5.6 5.6
100.0
25.0
10.0
100.0
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
1416
104 123 183
10 21 14 59 45 33
406
11 58 52 13 25
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
5
18 17
23
1 1
3
12
4
2 2 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
13.8 12.7
13.8 14.0
19.9
13.8
19.1
20.5
22.3
13.3
21.6
18.1
21.0
18.5
20.5 20.5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
2244
1006
1301
536
319 290
773
2704 2539
184
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
WALLEYE
25.0
9.1 5.6
50.0
33.3
7.1
100.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
53
28 20
46
108
21
39
23
11
34
14
29
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
1 1 1
4
1
2
3
2
3
1 1 1 1
0
1
2
3
4
5
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
26.8
24.1 23.3
27.6 28.0
24.6 26.5
27.8
24.5 26.0
28.1
36.0
29.8
26.5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
141 101
181
377
235
19 60
1182
495
216
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
NORTHERN PIKE
16.7
33.3
14.3
25.0 25.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
48
41
13
29
58
23
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
No muskellunge harvested
32
37
42
47
52
57
62
67
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
AVERAGE LARGEST
No mukellunge harvested
353 397 402
249
694
456
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
MUSKELLUNGE
1.3 6.7 3.0 1.8 1.4 1.1
100.0 100.0 100.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLERS CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
2354
362
574
1034
568
181 40 23 11 9 12 6
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
2
4 4
0
1
2
3
4
5
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
20.1
18.6 19.2
19.8 20.0 20.3
19.1 19.6 20.0 20.0
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
2852
1786
1392
1705
756
194 38
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
SMALLMOUTH BASS
3.7
1.3
4.2 4.5
1.5
0
1
2
3
4
5
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
315
270
192
230 209
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
0
1
2
3
4
5
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISHED MEASURED BY CLERK
NO LARGEMOUTH BASS HARVESTED
10
12
14
16
18
20
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
NO LARGEMOUTH BASS HARVESTED
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
754
269
186
819
260
23 38
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
LARGEMOUTH BASS
0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.5
5.6
1.2 1.9
5.3
3.0
8.3
16.7
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MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
1588
3460
1704 1411
570
6
559
75 9
649 802
212 274 35 25
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
1
38
111
7
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
7.4
7.0 7.1 7.1
8.5
7.7
8.2 7.9
5
6
7
8
9
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
AVERAGE LARGEST
762
1155
715 818
273
20
282
412
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
BLUEGILL
1.8
16.7
0.4
7.1
1.6 2.0 1.2
2.4
16.7
0.6
14.3
2.8 3.8
1.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
148
17 4 7
151
14
837
527
130 101
11 4
121
7
489
265
87
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
1
3
7
11
7
1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
11.0
9.7
11.5 11.7 12.1
11.2 11.0
12.3
10.2
11.5
12.5 12.1 11.9
14.0
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
232 195
27 135
68 97
1357
1024
152
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
BLACK CRAPPIE
11.1
16.7
12.5
0.5 0.3 0.8
12.5
0.2
11.1
33.3
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
158
227
42 73 58
39 70
232
42
543
46 6 6 9
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
1 1
3
1
0
1
2
3
4
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURED BY CLERK
8.8
8.1
6.3
10.6
8.1
6.6
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
250
63
138 135
13 7
59
293 290
109
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
YELLOW PERCH
NO PICTURE AVAILABLE
2.3
0
1
2
3
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
HO
UR
S P
ER
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 2. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST RATES
153
127
22
85
14
28 41
66
17
34
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
MONTH
CATCH HARVEST
FIGURE 3. ESTIMATED ANGLER CATCH AND HARVEST
0
1
2
3
4
5
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
NU
MB
ER
OF
FIS
H
INCHES
FIGURE 4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARVESTED FISH MEASURE BY CLERK
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
INC
HE
S
MONTH
AVERAGE LARGEST
FIGURE 5. AVERAGE LENGTH AND LARGEST FISH HARVESTED
54
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.
AN
GL
ING
HO
UR
S
MONTH
FIGURE 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT
ROCK BASS
TOTAL ANNUAL ANGLER DIRECTED EFFORT BY SPECIES
This graph illustrates the percentage of time that anglers spent fishing for each species during the entire creel survey. The percentages are based on the species of
fish anglers told the clerk they were fishing for, not what they actually caught. If a particular species is not present in the graph it is because no one reported they
were fishing for that species.
Long Lake 2012-13
Walleye 31.6%
Northern Pike 8.0%
Muskellunge 6.8%
Smallmouth Bass 23.2%
Largemouth Bass 6.2%
Bluegill 11.8%
Black Crappie 8.7%
Yellow Perch 3.6%
Rock Bass 0.1%
SEASONAL ANGLER EFFORT SUMMARY
Estimated angler fishing effort on Long Lake for each month surveyed and by season.
Month
Number of
Angler Party
Interviews
Total Angler
Hours
Total Angler
Hours/Acre
Chippewa
County
Average
Hours/Acre
Statewide
Average
Hours/Acre
May 86 5821 5.5 3.5 5.8
June 82 3756 3.6 3.3 6.1
July 65 2990 2.8 2.9 6.4
August 68 2962 2.8 2.4 5.4
September 48 1967 1.9 2.0 3.8
October 34 944 0.9 0.8 1.6
December 17 946 0.9 0.6 1.7
January 40 3988 3.8 1.1 1.5
February 21 2726 2.6 1.0 1.3
March 4 408 0.4 **
*Summer Total 465 18440 17.5 14.8 29.1
*Winter Total 82 8068 7.7 2.7 4.5
Grand Total 547 26508 25.2 17.6 33.6
*"Summer" is May-October; "Winter" is December-March
**Too few lakes have been surveyed in March to give a meaningful statewide average.
2012-13
Statewide Average Hours/Acre is the average angler effort in hours per acre for inland lakes in the state surveyed
between 1990 and 1995. This value can be used to compare this lake to other lakes statewide.
Number of Angler Party Interviews is the number of groups of anglers interviewed by the creel clerk. A party is
considered the members of a group who fish together in the same boat, ice shanty, or from shore. The clerk fills
out one interview form for each group of anglers. The number of individual anglers actually contacted by the clerk
is usually much greater than the number of groups listed in this table since most groups consist of more than one
angler.
Total Angler Hours is the estimated total number of hours that anglers spent fishing on this lake during each
month surveyed.
Total Angler Hours/Acre is the total angler hours divided by the area of the lake in acres. This is useful if you
wish to compare effort on this lake to others.
County Average Hours/Acre is the average angler effort in hours per acre for county lakes that have been
surveyed since 1990. This value can be useful in comparisons as well.
CREEL SURVEY HISTORY/SYNOPSISLONG LAKE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY
CREEL YEAR: 2012-13
SPECIES
DIRECTED
EFFORT
(Hours)
PERCENT
OF TOTAL
TOTAL
CATCH
SPECIFIC
CATCH
RATE
(Hrs/Fish)
TOTAL
HARVEST
SPECIFIC
HARVEST
RATE
(Hrs/Fish)
MEAN
LENGTH OF
HARVESTED
FISH
Walleye 11896 31.6% 2008 6.3 565 20.0 14.1
Northern Pike 3007 8.0% 315 33.3 111 50.0 25.5
Muskellunge 2551 6.8% 212 20.0 0 0.0
Smallmouth Bass 8723 23.2% 5113 1.9 61 100.0 19.5
Largemouth Bass 2349 6.2% 1216 2.9 0 0.0
Bluegill 4437 11.8% 9382 0.6 1997 2.6 7.2
Black Crappie 3287 8.7% 1835 1.8 1085 3.0 11.2
Yellow Perch 1357 3.6% 1484 1.9 67 50.0 8.3
Rock Bass 54 0.1% 429 2.3 158 7.8
CREEL YEAR: 2000-01
SPECIES
DIRECTED
EFFORT
(Hours)
PERCENT
OF TOTAL
TOTAL
CATCH
SPECIFIC
CATCH
RATE
(Hrs/Fish)
TOTAL
HARVEST
SPECIFIC
HARVEST
RATE
(Hrs/Fish)
MEAN
LENGTH OF
HARVESTED
FISH
Walleye 15042 39.0% 6796 2.3 1323 11.5 13.3
Northern Pike 1430 3.7% 371 12.9 29 195.9 25.5
Muskellunge 3072 8.0% 71 72.6 4 737.7 0.0
Smallmouth Bass 12198 31.6% 5569 2.4 50 322.2 18.3
Largemouth Bass 1208 3.1% 97 18.2 4 290.0 18.0
Bluegill 2041 5.3% 2538 1.0 868 2.7 7.6
Pumpkinseed 87 0.2% 63 1.5 11 12.0 6.8
Black Crappie 2366 6.1% 1151 2.3 776 3.3 10.6
Yellow Perch 724 1.9% 426 6.7 488 7.7 9.9
Rock Bass 385 1.0% 1521 2.0 464 4.3 8.5
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