Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 12, 2004
Species recorded at Jack the Horse Lake
14 species on the Minnesota DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.
Stocking at Jack the Horse Lake
No stocking record for Jack the Horse Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 12, 2004 caught 0.38 walleye per gill net at Jack the Horse Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Jack the Horse Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
5 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2004-07-12 (Standard Survey).
5 surveys on file · most recent 2004-07-12 (Standard Survey)
22 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 16.71 | 2–8 in 2004-07-12 | 0.13 lb |
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 12.00 | 5–13 in 2004-07-12 | 0.4 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 3.38 | 1–18 in 2004-07-12 | 1.15 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 3.25 | 3–8 in 2004-07-12 | 0.15 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.93 | 13–34 in 2004-07-12 | 1.93 lb |
| Black Crappie | 1.72 | 1–10 in 2004-07-12 | 0.25 lb |
CPUE = catch per unit effort, fish caught per net per set in a standardised survey. It measures abundance, not size, and is not a weekly bite report.
Length Distributions
Number of fish caught at each inch class in the most recent survey that recorded lengths. Red dashed line marks an approximate trophy threshold for that species.
Bluegill
Tullibee (Cisco)
Largemouth Bass
Pumpkinseed
From the 2004-07-12 survey
Jack the Horse Lake is a 383 acre lake located northeast of Marcell, MN. The lake has a carry-in access off of U.S. Forest Service road 2182. There had not been a lake management plan developed for the lake at the time of this assessment.In 2004, the black crappie gill-net catch rate was 1.3/net while the trap-net…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Jack the Horse Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — Jack the HorseFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Jack the Horse (0710)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Jack the Horse Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 12, 2004 caught 0.38 walleye per gill net at Jack the Horse Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 14 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Jack the Horse Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Jack the Horse Lake is dated July 12, 2004. Survey intervals vary by lake and by species; a gap of several years between surveys is normal and does not mean the record is missing.
Is Jack the Horse Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Jack the Horse Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Jack the Horse Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Jack the Horse Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
Water-quality readings are not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Minnesota waters comes from MDH, and it is issued per species and per size class: a lake with clear, low-nutrient water can still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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