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Frequently Asked Questions About Budd Lake, MN
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How big is Budd Lake?
How deep is Budd Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Budd Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Fathead Minnow, Freshwater Drum, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Johnny Darter, Quillback, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner and White Sucker.
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Are there places to stay in the Budd Lake area?
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Are there boat launches on Budd Lake?
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History & Status of the Fishery
Walleye have been managed for many years in the Fairmont chain-of-lakes. Past stockings have included Walleye fry, fingerling, yearlings, and adults. Essentially, whatever life stage of Walleye was available they would be stocked into the lakes. However, since 2019 the Fairmont chain-of-lakes has been stocked with Walleye fry from the Lake Sarah egg take operation. Other southwest Minnesota lakes saw good success when Walleye fry were stocked in the spring of 2023. Therefore, daytime electrofishing was conducted in September to determine if Walleye fry stocking was successful on Sisseton Lake, Budd Lake, and Hall Lake. One 15 minute station was done on each lake.
Twenty-seven age-0 Walleye were captured on Sisseton (N=16), Hall (N=5), and Budd (N=6) Lakes. Catch rates varied; 57.6 per hour on Sisseton Lake, 22.9 per hour on Budd Lake, and 20.0 per hour on Hall Lake. However, the overall catch rate for the chain-of-lakes after 45 minutes of electrofishing was 36.0 per hour. It has been determined from previous Minnesota age-0 Walleye electrofishing that a fall electrofishing catch rate over 30 per hour has a good chance of resulting in a fishable year-class of Walleye for anglers 2 or 3 years later. Additionally, the average length of Walleye was 8.1 inches in Sisseton Lake, 8.2 inches in Budd Lake, and 7.9 inches in Hall Lake. When Walleye reach lengths exceeding 6 inches in their first year of growth, observations from other lakes indicate there is a good chance that they will survive the winter and avoid predation. A gill net and trap net survey was conducted on Sisseton Lake in August 2023 and age-0 fish were very abundant with 10 out of 14 caught in gill nets from the newly stocked 2023 year class. There is a great chance that the 2023 Walleye year-class on the Fairmont chain-of-lakes may result in a respectable population for anglers.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Budd Lake...DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
Sisseton Lake | 0.8 mi | 138 | 19 ft |
Hall Lake | 1.1 mi | 548 | 27 ft |
George Lake | 1.6 mi | 83 | 11 ft |
Amber Lake | 2.3 mi | 182 | 19 ft |
Mud Lake | 3.0 mi | 37 | |
Buffalo Lake | 3.3 mi | 255 | |
Mud Lake | 3.5 mi | 72 | |
Canright Lake | 4.0 mi | 40 | |
Twin Lake | 4.3 mi | 10 | |
Kiester Lake | 4.5 mi | 47 |