crook lake

Lake Characteristics
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Lake Area (acres): 93.00
Littoral Area (acres): 90.00
Maximum Depth (ft): 19.00
Water Clarity (ft): 9.50
Dominant Bottom Substrate: N/A
Abundance of Aquatic Plants: N/A
Maximum Depth of Plant Growth (ft): N/A



Did you know? Minnesota waters support 153 species of fish.

Fish Sampled for the 1991 Survey Year

Species Gear Used
Number of fish per net Average Fish Weight (lbs)
Normal Range (lbs)
Caught Normal Range

Yellow Perch Gill net 15.3 2.2 - 14.6 0.09 0.1 - 0.2
Walleye
Gill net 0.3 3.0 - 9.8 2.80 0.9 - 1.6
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Gill net 1.5 N/A - N/A 0.12 N/A - N/A
Northern Pike
Gill net 7.8 2.0 - 6.3 4.77 1.3 - 2.4
Brown Bullhead Gill net 1.0 N/A - N/A 1.00 N/A - N/A
Bluegill
Gill net 3.3 N/A - N/A 0.08 N/A - N/A
Black Crappie
Gill net 2.3 0.7 - 2.5 0.12 0.1 - 0.4
Walleye
Trap net 0.8 0.5 - 1.9 2.40 1.1 - 2.0
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Trap net 1.8 0.4 - 2.6 0.24 0.1 - 0.2
Northern Pike
Trap net 0.3 N/A - N/A 5.00 N/A - N/A
Brown Bullhead Trap net 1.8 N/A - N/A 1.06 N/A - N/A
Bluegill
Trap net 16.8 0.3 - 6.4 0.13 0.1 - 0.3
Black Crappie
Trap net 8.0 1.0 - 7.8 0.21 0.2 - 0.5
Normal Ranges represent typical catches for lakes with similar physical and chemical characteristics.

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Length of Selected Species Sampled for All Gear for the 1991 Survey Year

Species Number of fish caught in each category (inches)
0-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30+ Total
Yellow Perch 4 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
Walleye
0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Northern Pike
0 0 1 0 1 11 18 1 32
Brown Bullhead 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 11
Bluegill
69 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
Black Crappie
3 35 2 1 0 0 0 0 41

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For the record, the largest Splake taken in Minnesota weighed 13 lbs., 5.44 oz. and was caught by:

Who: Michael Birdsall, Chisholm, MN
Where: Larson Lake, Itasca County
When: 2/11/01.
Statistics: 33.5" length, 19" girth

Fish Consumption Guidelines

No fish consumption guidelines are available for this lake. For more information, see the "Fish Consumption Advice" pages at the Minnesota Department of Health.

Status of the Fishery (as of 07/19/1991)
NOP ABUNDANCE IS WELL ABOVE LOCAL AVERAGES AND GROWTH IS GOOD WITH ALL YEAR CLASSES WELL REPRESENTED. BLGS AND BLC NUMBERS ARE ABOVE STATE AND LOCAL AVERAGES, WITH 1987 (IV) YEAR CLASS REPRESENTING 66.5% OF THE CATCH. YEP ARE REPRESENTED BY AGE GROUPS IV, V, AND VI; HOWEVER, GROWTH IS VERY SLOW. WAE ARE PRESENT IN THE LAKE, HOWEVER, WELL BELOW STATE AND LOCAL AVERAGES.