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Jenkins Lake

Aitkin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 01010000

DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Jenkins Lake since 2024, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (1,100 fish).

Jenkins Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 1 year (2024-2024): walleye (1), yellow perch (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,100 fish on record.
Maximum depth 38 ft, mean depth 18 ft; surface area 114 acres, 39 littoral acres, 2.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: July 6, 2004 (standard survey).
Aitkin County, nearest town Palisade; DNR lake number (DOW) 01010000.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2024	Walleye¹	fingerlings	1,100	73.3
2024	Yellow Perch¹	fingerlings	500	20.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

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
O	UKN	- NONE

DNR fish survey, 2004

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	13.57	95	0.14
Hybrid sunfish	Standard trap nets	4.43	31	0.35
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	3.86	27	0.24
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	2.86	20	0.41
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	2.29	16	0.39
Largemouth bass	Standard trap nets	0.71	5	1.12
Brown bullhead	Standard trap nets	0.43	3	0.81
Bowfin (dogfish)	Standard trap nets	0.43	3	4.43
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	5.50	33	1.83
Yellow bullhead	Standard gill nets	4.50	27	0.26
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	4.50	27	0.07
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	2.33	14	0.15
Walleye	Standard gill nets	0.50	3	1.17
Brown bullhead	Standard gill nets	0.50	3	0.65
Black bullhead	Standard gill nets	0.33	2	0.32
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	0.33	2	0.08

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.

Bluegills in Jenkins Lake have been decreasing in trap net catches for the past three surveys. The number of bluegills decreased from 78 per net in 1989 to less than 12 per net in 2004. The decrease in bluegill abundance has corresponded to a slight increase in bluegill size as the mean length increased from 4.7 inches in 1994 to 5.5 inches in 2004. There were also some hybrid sunfish sampled over 8 inches in length. Northern pike were common in the gillnet and one individual measured nearly 34 inches total length. Previous surveys have also documented the presence of some larger northern pike in this fishery. The low productivity, small size of lake, and lack of yellow perch and white sucker limits the ability of Jenkins Lake to produce any appreciable numbers of large northern pike. Trace numbers of walleyes have been sampled in all surveys conducted on Jenkins Lake except for the initial survey conducted in 1970. Three walleyes were sampled in 2004 which translates to 0.5 walleye per gillnet lift. Only one largemouth bass was sampled in 2004, which is not surprising due to sampling limitations, however, there has been anecdotal reports of some decent largemouth bass caught by anglers. The Jenkins Lake Association has been periodically stocking walleye and black crappie from private aquaculture since 1999 in an effort to supplement the existing populations.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 6, 2004.

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Jenkins Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2004

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