A FISHERY SURVEY conducted by the Department of Natural Resources in mid-August turned up numbers on selected species that were fairly consistent with those of earlier samplings. One notable change was the netting of six smallmouth bass, five in gill nets and one in a trap net. Association records indicate only one of this species had been logged in previous Ten Mile Lake test nettings. Now, however, increasing numbers of anglers are reporting smallmouth bass catches, indicating the species has established itself and in all likelihood will become more common in the years ahead.
THE AUGUST SURVEY, done by the DNR's area Walker fisheries office, used 12 gill nets set at depths from 10' to 40' and 12 trap nets set outward from the shoreline, all at various locations around the lake. The species, counts and test years, where available, are as shown below. A complete report providing a detailed summary of species counts and other information, including how the Ten Mile Lake survey compares with findings on other similar lakes, will be available in about a year.
RESULTS
OF DNR FISHERIES SURVEYS
| GILL NETS |
|
TRAP NETS |
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|
SURVEY YEAR |
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|
SPECIES |
2003 |
2002 |
1997 |
1994 |
|
2003 |
1998 |
|
Rock
Bass |
264 |
174 |
148 |
222 |
|
35 |
35 |
|
Northern
Pike |
125 |
80 |
81 |
85 |
|
NA |
NA |
|
Pumpkinseed
Sunfish |
102 |
51 |
22 |
33 |
|
NA |
NA |
|
Walleyed
Pike |
101 |
80 |
127 |
127 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
Bluegill |
47 |
22 |
21 |
51 |
|
275 |
358 |
|
Largemouth
Bass |
27 |
23 |
10 |
8 |
|
20 |
35 |
|
Smallmouth
Bass |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
Black
Crappie |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
6 |
1 |
|
Yellow
Perch |
NA |
150 |
NA |
88 |
|
NA |
NA |
