Cedar Lake

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Cedar Lake is a 465 acre lake located four miles northeast of Ely. The main access is a concrete ramp on the northeast part of the lake. Cedar has a maximum depth of 45 feet and at the time of this survey, light green colored water due to a slight algae bloom. Cedar was thermally stratified on July 27, 2020 with a surface temperature of 74 F and a bottom temperature of 48 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 24 feet. The lake has one inlet that drains a local swamp and the lone outlet to Fall Lake has a rocky, braided channel with logs and debris that limits fish movement. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are mostly boulder and rubble with some sand and muck in the bays. Vegetation is largely non-existent due to the lake being infested with rusty crayfish. Fish species sampled were walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined in 2020 was 18.3 fish/net which was a little below average compared to past catches on the lake. Total yield was 28.2 lbs/net which was also below average compared to past surveys. Fish species sampled in gill nets were walleye, white sucker, northern pike, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, and cisco (tullibee). The overall trapnet catch rate for all fish combined was 5.3 fish/net which was low compared to past surveys. However, total yield was 5.8 lbs/net which was better than average. The 2020 gill nets sampled 96 walleye for a catch rate of 10.7 fish/net. This catch rate was higher than the average of past surveys on Cedar and was very good when compared to other similar lakes in the state. The catch rate was also very good when compared to other walleye lakes in the Tower area. Lengths ranged from 7 to 28 inches with an average of nearly 14 inches, which was similar to past surveys. Walleye growth was good with the average fish taking four years to reach nearly 15 inches. Ages ranged from 1 to 21 years with 71 percent of the fish three years old or younger. The northern pike gill net catch rate was 2.6 fish/net which was near the average compared to past surveys on Cedar and better than average compared to other similar lakes. Lengths ranged from 13 to 27 inches with an average of nearly 22 inches. Sizes were similar to previous surveys. Five smallmouth bass were sampled in gill nets for a catch rate of 0.6 fish/net which was just below average compared to other similar lakes. Smallmouth were first sampled in 1998 and since that survey have been sampled in every investigation. Sizes were impressive ranging from 16 to 18 inches which were similar to past surveys. Ages ranged from 6 to 10. Three cisco were sampled in gill nets for a catch rate of 0.3 fish/net. Cisco catches have been spotty over the years from Cedar with usually zero or one fish caught. Sizes ranged from 8 to 12 inches. These sizes were similar to past cisco samples from Cedar. White sucker and yellow perch were also sampled in gill nets. Their catch rates and sizes were similar to past surveys. Rusty crayfish were first sampled in 2002. Their numbers have moved from 37.7/gill net in 2006 to 116.7 in 2012 and now a slight decrease to 69.1 in 2020.

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