Long Lake (Wright County)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86006900
Long Lake (Wright County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Long Lake (Wright County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 35 ft, mean depth 10 ft; surface area 96 acres, 59 littoral acres, 2.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Monticello; DNR lake number (DOW) 86006900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2007
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook stickleback | Survey seining | 47.00 | 141 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 14.67 | 44 | 0.05 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 4.00 | 12 | 0.01 |
| Black crappie | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 30.38 | 33 | 1.65 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 10 | 2.35 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.25 | 9 | 0.69 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 8 | 2.54 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.75 | 7 | 0.93 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 6 | 0.49 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 4 | 1.05 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 1.75 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 2.65 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 2.00 | 12 | 0.26 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.67 | 10 | 0.26 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.66 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 5.99 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 1.53 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 1.17 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Long, First and Mud Lakes are small, interconnected basins located two miles southeast of Monticello in Wright County. There is no public access and little development has occurred on these natural environment lakes. The property surrounding the lakes is owned by the YMCA and local units of government are considering ways to purchase it for a regional park. The lakes have no public access and no stocking has occurred. Management has been limited to oxygen testing during the 1980s and counts of winter fish houses, with the last survey being conducted in 1984. This survey was prompted due to the inclusion of Long Lake in a 2007 national water quality study by the USEPA. To increase sample size for age and growth analysis catches for Long, First, and Mud Lakes were combined. Individual catch rates were reported separately for the three lakes, except for largemouth bass, which were combined. Water quality has been an issue on these lakes in the past, however no winterkill has been documented. Curled pondweed, a problem on other area lakes grew to the surface over less than 1% of the entire basin on May 29, 2007. No species of submersed aquatic vegetation was abundant and only emergent species were found on 100% of plant transects. Notable among these was bulrush. At the time the survey was conducted in mid-August oxygen was available to fish down to 12-14 feet. Largemouth bass were sampled by day-time electrofishing on May 23 and 25, 2007. Prior to this survey, no electrofishing survey had ever been conducted. A total of 49 largemouth bass were captured in two hours of effort for a catch rate of 25 fish/hr. Largemouth bass ranged in length from seven to 20 inches with an average length of 13.5 inches. Anglers should have a good opportunity to catch largemouth bass. Additionally, two smallmouth bass (9.9 and 17.6 inches) were caught in Mud Lake. For some reason catches of all species were low and much lower than the two previous surveys. Anglers can expect to catch an occasional small northern pike, bluegill (up to eight inches) or black crappie (up to eleven inches). Because of the connection to the Mississippi River such species as carp, redhorse, even an occasional walleye and smallmouth bass will be seen. Surrounding land use practices can have a detrimental effect on the water and recreational value of the lake. Improving the water quality in First, Mud and Long Lakes should be a high priority for the county and landowners within the watershed. Some effort may be needed to identify any sources of excess phosphorus and plans developed to reduce these…
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