Evergreen Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29022700
DNR records show 9 stocking entries at Evergreen Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (442 fish).
- Evergreen Lake has 9 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2016-2024): walleye (9).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 3,681 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 38 ft; surface area 213 acres, 87 littoral acres, 3.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 16.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Lake George; DNR lake number (DOW) 29022700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 442 | 90.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,110 | 90.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 45 | 90.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 307 | 58.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | yearlings | 159 | 43.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 68 | 40.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 163 | 48.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 239 | 14.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 148 | 79.0 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | North side lake - Shallow access, may be tough to launch larger boat in current condition. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 131.00 | 262 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 101.50 | 203 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 76.50 | 153 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 31.00 | 62 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 20.50 | 41 | 0.00 |
| PGS | 50-ft beach seine | 7.50 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 7.50 | 15 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 6.50 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 35.10 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 13.50 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 12.60 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 9.90 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 7.20 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 6.30 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 0.90 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.90 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 3.17 | 19 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 2.67 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 2.67 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 2.33 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Brown bullhead | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | 15-ft beach seine | 0.17 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 0.17 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 2.00 | 18 | 0.10 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 1.78 | 16 | 0.17 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 0.20 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 0.91 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.56 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.37 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.18 |
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.
A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Evergreen Lake was conducted on July 22nd-23rd, 2024, by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at ten sampling stations, but one station was sampled from the boat due soft sediments and thick vegetation. Similarly, a boat assisted 50-foot seine was used to sample two stations, a 15-foot seine was used at six stations, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at two stations. Nearshore sampling captured twenty-one species of fish including six species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, Pugnose Shiner, and Rock Bass) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Green Sunfish). A concurrent summer trap net survey was also conducted by IBI Program staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline in locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Trap net sampling captured nine species of fish, including one that is intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Rock Bass). Yellow Perch comprised a majority of the catch by number, whereas Northern Pike comprised a majority by biomass; however, catches were light. The nearshore and trap net were combined with gill net data from a May 2023 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Blackchin Shiner, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Results from this survey provide evidence that the fish community in Evergreen Lake is healthy as indicated by an FIBI score that exceeds the exceptional use threshold determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Evergreen Lake is fully supporting aquatic life. The survey results will be considered when the biological…
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