Schutz

BLG, BLC, AND LMB DOMINATE THE PRESENT FISH POPULATION. BLG WERE CAPTURED AT 8.2 TIMES THE LOCAL GILLNETS MEDIAN AND 6.7 TIMES THE LOCAL TRAP NET MEDIAN. FISH RANGED FORM 3.0-7.9 LENGTH, WITH A MEDIAN OF 6.0-6.4 INCHES, PSD OF 78.3%, WITH A RSD=12.4%. THREE YOUNG-OF-YEAR WERE SAMPLED IN THE SEINE HAULS. BLG WERE SAMPLED IN THE HIGHEST NUMBERS ON RECORD. BLC WERE SAMPLED IN NUMBERS GREATER THAN 7 TIMES THE LOCAL MEDIAN FOR GILL NETS AND 1/2 THE LOCAL MEDIAN FOR TRAP NETS. LENGTHS RANGED FROM 3.5-9.4 OF 4.0-4.4 INCHES, A RSD=5.4%, AND AN AVERAGE RATE OF 12.1 FISH PER POUND. THE NUMBER OF BLC SAMPLED WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST ON RECORD. LMB WERE PRIMARILY SAMPLED WITH ELECTROFISHING GEAR, WITH 51 FISH CAPTURED. TEN MORE FISH WERE SAMPLED FROM GILL AND TRAPNETS. SEINING ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR 3 ADULT BASS, ALONG WITH 10 YOY. FISH RANGED IN SIZE FROM 2.3-20.4 INCHES, WITH A MEDIAN SIZE GROUP OF 7.0-7.4 INCHES. PSD WAS CALCULATED AT 62.5%. GROWTH WAS AVERAGE THROUGH AGE VI, WITH ALL AGES REPRESENTED, AND ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGES. NOP WERE SAMPLED AT TWICE THE LOCAL GILL NET MEDIAN, AND 1/2 THE LOCAL TRAP NET MEDIAN. FISH RANGED IN SIZE FROM 16.0-23.9 INCHES WITH A CALCULATED RSD=30.0%. GROWTH WAS AVERAGE FOR ALL AGES WITH AGE II+ PIKE DOMINATING THE SAMPLE. YEB WERE SAMPLED ABOVE MEDIAN LEVELS FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLING GEAR. MEDIAN SIZE RANGE WAS 10.0-10.4 INCHES AND AVERAGE RATE WAS 1.6 FISH PER POUNDS. BOTH YEB AND NOP NUMBERS HAVE RECOVERED TO NEAR NORMAL HISTORIC LEVELS AFTER BEING QUITE LOW DURING THE 1986 SURVEY. BLB AND CAP WERE SAMPLED BELOW MEDIAN LEVELS. ABUNDANCE OF BOTH SPECIES HAVE INCREASED STEADILY WITH EACH SAMPLING YEAR. GOS, HSF, GSF, AND PMK AND YEP WERE ALSO SAMPLED DURING THIS ASSESSMENT. YEP WERE SAMPLED BELOW MEDIAN GILLNET LEVELS.

GILL NET CATCHES INDICATE THAT BLUEGILL, BLACK CRAPPIE AND LARGEMOUTH BASS ARE PRESENT IN NUMBERS HIGHER THAN THE LOCAL MEDIAN. TRAPNET CATCHES OF BLUEGILL AND WHITE SUCKER WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE LOCAL MEDIAN LEVELS. ALL OTHER SPECIES: NORTHERN PIKE, YELLOW PERCH, GREEN SUNFISH, YELLOW AND BLACK BULLHEADS, AND SNAPPING TURTLES, WERE SAMPLED AT LEVELS LOWER THAN STATE AND LOCAL MED- IANS.

Schutz Lake-hgh pop. of Y Bldhds pres. & low pop. of B Blhd, PS & Blk Crappie were found. Following species cons. avg for this area: NP, YP, BrB, GS, & BG. NP pop-result Nat. Repr. '76 ntng ind. smlr fsh than found in '81. Three surveys/test netting have been cndctd on Schutz Lake: 1964, 1976, and 1981. The Y Blhd pop. is hghr than ord. fnd in lk Smlr fsh found in 1981 than 1976 but avg. size-lrg

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Bluegill, Black Crappie, Green Sunfish, Yellow Perch, and Largemouth Bass in Schutz. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

We don't have a confirmed public access point on record for Schutz. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for current access details before you go.

Schutz has a maximum depth of 49 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Schutz is from 1991. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.

Yes — Schutz has confirmed Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain, and dry your equipment to avoid spreading invasives to other waters.