Lammon Aid

Lammon Aid Lake is a small lake (66-acres) located in central Itasca County about eleven miles east of Grand Rapids, within the and the Mississippi River watershed. Local anglers also refer to this lake as Lemmon Aide Lake. The lake has bog-stained water and water clarity was 9 feet in the recent survey. Lammon Aid Lake is in ecological lake class 33. The lake has a maximum depth of 21 ft and 46 littoral acres. A public access is located on the west shore. Sand Creek flows through the lake eventually draining into the Swan River. Other area lakes in this class include Forest Lake and Little North Star Lake. Primary management species for Lammon Aid Lake are Northern Pike and Bluegill. The 2003 lake management plan (LMP) has a goal of maintaining a Northern Pike gill-net catch at 5.0/gill net with fish 34 inches present in population and a Bluegill trap-net catch at 5.0/net with 20 percent of the catch being greater than 8 inches. Black Crappie are considered a secondary management species. A standard lake survey was conducted in July 2025 to update information on the fishery. Lammon Aid Lake has typically produced moderate numbers of Northern Pike with poor to fair size structure. High pike densities are often associated with poor size quality and slow growth and are generally undesirable. The 2025 gill-net catch was average for the lake and lakes with similar habitat. Size structure was relatively poor with fish ranging from 10 to 37 inches with an average length of 20.0 inches. In total, three pike exceeded 28 inches. Seven year classes were represented with uniform distribution. Northern Pike averaged 20 inches after four years of growth. Trap-net catches for Bluegill have generally been low compared to similar lakes. The 2025 catch rate was above average for Lammon Aid Lake. As in previous assessments, size structure of Bluegill was moderate. Sampled fish ranged from 3 to 9 inches and averaged 6.6 inches. Twenty percent of Bluegill exceeded 8 inches. The LMP objective for size structure was met. Growth was similar to other lake class 33 lakes with Bluegill averaging 6 inches at age 5. Like many northern Minnesota lakes, net catches for Black Crappie on Lammon Aid have fluctuated between surveys. The 2025 gill-net catch was above average for Lammon Aid and lakes with similar habitat. Size structure was good as crappie ranged from 6 to 11 inches and averaged 8.7 inches. Over 10% of Black Crappie exceeded 10 inches. Growth was moderate with fish averaging 9 inches at age 5. Yellow perch gill-net catch was 1.7/net, which was below the expected range. Yellow perch are a preferred prey item for northern pike and may partially explain their poor size structure. Other species sampled included Bigmouth Buffalo, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead.

Lemonade Lake is a 66-acre lake in Itasca County within the Mississippi River watershed. Lemonade Lake is approximately 6 miles south of Calumet, MN. The lake has a maximum depth of 21 ft and 46 littoral acres. A public access is located on the west shore. Sand Creek flows through the lake eventually draining into the Swan River. The influence of the surrounding watershed leads to bog-stained water and poor water clarity with a Secchi disk reading of 4 ft. Local anglers often refer to this lake as Lemmon Aide Lake or Lammonade Lake.Northern pike gill-net catch was 5.7/net, which was within the expected range for similar lakes. Northern pike gill-net catch was 4.3/net in the previous assessment in 1980. Size structure was poor with only two fish exceeding 24 inches in the gill net sampled fish. However, a 38-inch fish was sampled in the trap nets. Growth was similar to the statewide average with fish reaching 24 inches in 4 years. Bluegill trap-net catch was 8.0/net, which was within the expected range for similar lakes. The catch rate in the 1980 assessment was 1.0/trap net. Size structure was good with fish exceeding 8 inches. Growth for ages one through eight was similar to the statewide average, except ages five and six were slightly faster than the statewide average. Bluegill reached preferred length of 8 inches in 6 years. Because it takes 6 years for bluegill to reach acceptable size, anglers should consider releasing larger bluegill to maintain a quality fishery. Black crappie trap-net catch was 0.6/net, which was slightly lower than the expected range for similar lakes. Abundance in the 1980 assessment was 0.5/trap net. Although abundance was low, size structure was good with fish up to 10 inches sampled. Growth was similar to statewide averages with fish reaching 8 inches in 3 years. Yellow perch gill-net catch was 0.7/net, which was below the expected range. No yellow perch were sampled in the 1980 assessment. Yellow perch are a preferred prey item for northern pike and may partially explain their poor size structure. Other species sampled include black bullhead, bowfin, brown bullhead, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow bullhead, and white sucker. Rock bass and largemouth bass were sampled in the 1980 assessment.

Yellow perch and panfish populations lower than state and local catch medians. All other fish populations within normal limits for this type of lake.

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Rock Bass in Lammon Aid. 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 Lammon Aid. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for current access details before you go.

Lammon Aid has a maximum depth of 21 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Lammon Aid is from 2025.

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