Eddy Lake
Carlton County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 09003900
Eddy Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Eddy Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 37 ft; surface area 24 acres, 19 littoral acres, 0.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Carlton County, nearest town Barnum; DNR lake number (DOW) 09003900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/12/1967 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | - Access by Moosehorn River from Hanging Horn Lake |
DNR fish survey, 1998
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 1/4-in trap nets | 32.00 | 96 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 1/4-in trap nets | 14.33 | 43 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 1/4-in trap nets | 9.67 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 1/4-in trap nets | 8.67 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 1/4-in trap nets | 4.33 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | 1/4-in trap nets | 1.67 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Common shiner | 1/4-in trap nets | 1.33 | 4 | 0.00 |
| White sucker | 1/4-in trap nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 5.25 | 42 | 0.15 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.50 | 28 | 0.23 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 1.62 | 13 | 3.65 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.12 | 9 | 1.57 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.12 | 9 | 0.39 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.62 | 5 | 0.12 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Shorthead redhorse | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 3.61 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.71 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Shorthead redhorse | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 3.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.06 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Eddy lake is 23 acres and is located 3 miles north of Moose Lake, MN along Interstate Highway 35. Access is via the Moose Horn River from Hanging Horn Lake, however this access can be difficult during low water periods. The maximum depth is 37 feet with 83 percent of the lake being less than 15 feet deep. Population assessments have been conducted on Eddy Lake in 1974 and 1980, and an initial survey was conducted in 1967. The fish population is mainly comprised of bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, and white sucker. Both catch rates and growth rates are typical for bluegill when compared to populations from other lakes in the Duluth area. There is a strong year class which should recruit into the fishery in 2000. Twenty-six percent of the bluegills sampled were 6.0 inches or longer and the average size of all bluegills sampled was 5.4 inches. Pumpkinseed sunfish were the most abundant fish sampled. Scale samples were not taken and growth parameters were not evaluated. However, 18 percent of the pumpkinseed sunfish sampled were 6.0 inches or greater and the average size was 5.0 inches. Northern pike and black crappie populations are currently low, however, both species have historically been more abundant. Catch from the one-quarter inch trapnets suggests that largemouth bass, black crappie, and yellow perch had successful reproduction in 1998. Adult largemouth bass have never been captured in standard sampling gear in any of the previous assessments or surveys. Other species sampled during this survey include green sunfish, rock bass, common shiner, spottail shiner, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, and yellow bullhead.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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