Edith

Edith (Triangle) Lake has been managed for rainbow trout since 2005. The lake has been stocked every odd-numbered year with small spring fingerlings. Modest numbers of rainbow trout were present in the fall of 2015, although the fish taken in this survey were small. The gill net catch fell within the normal range (1.00-4.00 fish/set) for fall surveys of stream trout lakes in this area, but the mean weight for rainbow trout taken in gill nets was below normal (below 0.62 lb/fish). Fish from stocking done in 2015 and 2013 were taken. Growth of the two two-year-old fish captured had been quite slow. Marginal water quality or intense competition from high numbers of white sucker may have limited growth (and survival) of stocked rainbow trout. The white sucker gill net catch was very high, well above normal ranges for lakes of this class, and for stream trout lakes in this area. White sucker would compete with rainbow trout for some types of invertebrate forage, and management of a lake for stream trout when white sucker are as abundant as they appeared to be in 2015 in Edith Lake has rarely been successful. At one time northern pike were rumored to have been present in Edith Lake. Surveys in 2006 and 2015 failed to collect any northern pike, so it appears they are either absent, or present only in very low numbers.

This assessment followed the initial (2005) stocking of rainbow trout in this lake. Survival of those fish was apparently good; they yielded a gill net catch that was well within the normal range for stream trout lakes in this area, even though the entire catch was the result of just one stocking. Growth rates had been excellent, with fish reaching a mean length of 15.0 inches at the end of their second season in the lake. A single brook trout was also taken in 2006, almost certainly produced naturally in Edith or Greenwood Lakes. Anglers had reported taking northern pike in this lake, but none were found in this assessment.

Triangle Lake has a large population of Suckers of all ages.

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout in Edith. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

Minnesota DNR records list public access for Edith. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for the launch type and directions before you go.

Edith has a maximum depth of 15 feet and a mean depth of 5 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Edith is from 2015. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.

No invasive species are on record for Edith in Minnesota DNR data. Always clean, drain, and dry your equipment to help keep it that way.