Mud Lake (Wright County, DOW 86026600)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86026600
Mud Lake (Wright County, DOW 86026600) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Mud Lake (Wright County, DOW 86026600) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 65 ft, mean depth 20 ft; surface area 57 acres, 29 littoral acres, 1.1 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, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Albright; DNR lake number (DOW) 86026600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/11/1970 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county |
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 215.89 | 243 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 123.49 | 139 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 61.30 | 69 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 44.42 | 50 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 31.10 | 35 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 18.66 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 17.77 | 20 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 6.22 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 188.00 | 376 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 32.00 | 64 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 3.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 51.80 | 36 | 1.14 |
| Black crappie | Standard electrofishing | 1.44 | 1 | 0.58 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 25.33 | 152 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 7 | 1.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.21 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 1.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 4.63 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 8.38 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 24.75 | 198 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 9.00 | 72 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 2.50 | 20 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 1.88 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 1.75 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | 15-ft beach seine | 0.62 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.38 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 18.67 | 56 | 0.12 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.33 | 13 | 0.18 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 12 | 1.01 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 6 | 0.15 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 4 | 4.12 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 4 | 1.57 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.90 |
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.
Skifstrom (Mud) Lake is a small (56 acres) eutrophic lake located about six miles north of the city of Cokato. It has a maximum depth of 65 feet and poor water quality. Secchi disk transparency was five feet and dissolved oxygen was good down to 21 feet. The aquatic plant community is sparse. Only ten species of emergent/submersed plants were identified with some submersed plants growing to a maximum depth of 11 feet. Coontail was the only species that was abundant and showed up in all transects. Curled pondweed abundance was low and found growing at or near the surface on less than 1% of the lake surface area. There is a public access and fishing pier located within the county park on the east side of the lake. Largemouth bass were sampled by daytime electrofishing on May 27, 2010. Thirty-six largemouth bass were sampled in 0.70 hrs of electrofishing for a catch rate of 52/hr, which is one and a half times the median value (36/hr) for lakes sampled during the day in the Montrose area. Largemouth bass ranged in length from 6 - 18 inches and averaged 12.3 inches and 1.1 lbs. Growth of largemouth bass was similar to the statewide average with largemouth bass reaching 12 inches by age 4. Anglers can expect good fishing for medium size largemouth bass with an occasional fish pushing 18 inches. The gill net catch of northern pike (3.3/gill net) was similar to the 2001 catch (2.0/gill net), but within the range of expected values for similar lakes. Northern pike sampled during the survey ranged from 23 - 32 inches and averaged 27 inches and 4.5 pounds. Northern pike growth appears to be faster than the statewide average with northern pike reaching 24 inches by age 3. Northern pike are not abundant, but the average size is good. Walleye were sampled for the first time in 2010 even though there is no history of walleye stocking ever occurring on the lake. The gill net catch of yellow perch (18.7/net) was above the range of expected values for similar lakes, however significantly lower than the peak years of 1983 (81/net) and 2001 (77/net). Yellow perch ranged in length from 5 - 8 inches and averaged 6.5 inches. Growth of yellow perch was similar to the statewide average with yellow perch reaching six inches by age 3. The black crappie catch (1.0/trap net) was lower than 2001 (4.8/trap net) and below the first quartile value for similar lakes. The black crappie population has been declining since the original survey in 1983. Black crappie sampled during the survey ranged from 6 - 10 inches and averaged seven inches. Growth of black crappie was similar to the…
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