Have you ever wondered why there are walleye in Long Lake? Since the 1970’s there have been hundreds of thousands of Walleye planted in the lake. A special thanks goes out to all of those that made it happen.
Below is a table of what has been introduced over the years.
Species | Date | Number | Operation | Avg. Length |
Walleye | 8/22/1979 | 5,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0 |
Walleye | 7/19/1980 | 1,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0 |
Walleye | 7/5/1981 | 7,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0 |
Walleye | 7/17/1982 | 300 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0 |
Walleye | 7/20/1983 | 150 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0 |
Walleye | 7/15/1984 | 2,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 2.01 |
Walleye | 7/10/1985 | 2,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 2.01 |
Walleye | 6/30/1986 | 2,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 2.01 |
Walleye | 10/24/1989 | 4,000 | Private Plant (under permit) | 30 |
Walleye | 10/17/1990 | 3,320 | Private Plant (under permit) | 4.49 |
Walleye | 10/16/1991 | 4,000 | Private Plant (under permit) | 4.49 |
Walleye | 9/19/1992 | 4,000 | Private Plant (under permit) | 3.5 |
Walleye | 10/9/1993 | 4,000 | Private Plant (under permit) | 3.5 |
Walleye | 6/20/1996 | 28,200 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 1.73 |
Walleye | 5/29/1998 | 50,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 1.02 |
Walleye | 5/3/2000 | 250,000 | State Plant | 0.43 |
Walleye | 5/3/2000 | 250,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 0.43 |
Walleye | 5/30/2001 | 35,000 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 1.1 |
Walleye | 5/28/2003 | 200,000 | State Plant | 0.28 |
Walleye | 6/13/2005 | 17,685 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | 1.5 |
Walleye | 6/23/2011 | 17,493 | State Plant | 2.04 |
Walleye | 6/17/2013 | 21,828 | State Plant | 1.51 |
Walleye | 6/17/2015 | 19,530 | State Plant | 1.56 |
Walleye | 6/15/2017 | 19,910 | State Plant | 1.45 |