No-ta-she-bun Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31077500
DNR records show 1 stocking entry at No-ta-she-bun Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2016 (1,223 fish).
- No-ta-she-bun Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2016-2016): walleye (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,223 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 45 ft; surface area 239 acres, 72 littoral acres, 3.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 17.2 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Remer; DNR lake number (DOW) 31077500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 1/1/1942 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,223 | 71.9 |
2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | DOT | State-owned public access on west shore of lake off Hwy 6. |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern pike | 15-ft beach seine | 40.00 | 80 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 5.50 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 36.00 | 40 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 26.10 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 20.70 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 6.30 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 6.30 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 5.40 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 4.50 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 4.50 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 19.71 | 138 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 18.29 | 128 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 13.57 | 95 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 9.43 | 66 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 50-ft beach seine | 0.86 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 0.71 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 0.29 | 2 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 0.29 | 2 | 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.
A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Burrows Lake was conducted on August 16-17th, 2023, 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. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample six stations and a 15-foot seine was used at four stations. Nearshore sampling captured seven species of fish including one species that is intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Smallmouth Bass) and zero that are tolerant of disturbance. The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a July 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 Smallmouth Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead and Common Carp). 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 Burrows Lake is 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 survey findings, which indicated that Burrows Lake is fully supporting for aquatic life use. The survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. Minnesota DNR Fisheries IBI program staff also conducted an assessment of lakeshore habitat on No-ta-she-bun Lake on June 26th, 2023, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The assessment consisted of 33 survey sites evenly spaced 150 meters around the lake. Assessments were made in three habitat zones: Shoreline Zone (the shore-water interface to the top of the natural bank), Shoreland Zone (land-ward from shoreline to development structure or 100 feet)…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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