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The Friendly Place”
Spicer, Minnesota
Call:
1-800-421-9708 or 320-796-2775
Email us at:
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Fishing
Over 960 acres, Nest Lake has an interesting variety of fishing water with many bays and points protected from the winds by a high shore line. It has depths to 40 feet and many shallow weed beds, heavy with vegetation, making good spawning areas that maintain the high quality of fishing enjoyed here. Walleyes, Northern Pike, Bass, Sunfish, Crappies, Perch and Bullheads make up the fish population. Nest Lake is fed by the Little Crow River and drains into Green Lake at an outlet dam. Nest Lake has two small islands, the larger about a couple of acres.
Click on the map on the left for a printable fishing map of Nest Lake.
FISHING CONTEST!!
We host a season-long fishing contest with
prizes of $50 for 1st place
and $25 for 2nd place, in several categories,
based on the length of the fish.
2003 Nest Lake Fishing Contest Results
Summer Fishing Contest: May 10th – October 1st
| Type/Rank | Name | Hometown | Inch/Length | Estimated Weight |
| Walleye Pike | ||||
| 1st | Nathan Le Flur | Jefferson, SD | 28-1/4 | 8.33 lbs. |
| 2nd | Nathan Le Flur | Jefferson, SD | 27 | 7.20 lbs. |
| Northern Pike | ||||
| 1st | Doug Ranslem | Fremont, NE | 36-1/2 | 13.90 lbs. |
| 2nd | Gary Wheeler | Dakota Dunes, SD | 35-1/4 | 12.48 lbs. |
| Largemouth Bass | ||||
| 1st | Darren Galten | Lincoln, NE | 21-1/4 | 5.35 lbs. |
| 2nd | Eric Plautz | York, NE | 21 | 5.18 lbs. |
| Smallmouth Bass | ||||
| 1st | Alan Peterson | Minneapolis, MN | 20-1/2 | 5.80 lbs. |
| 2nd (tie) | Mike Schroeder | Douf, IA | 20 | 4.63 lbs. |
| Rex Barnhart | Holts Summit, MO | 20 | 4.63 lbs. | |
| Crappie | ||||
| 1st | Bradley Schmahl | Elysian, MN | 15 | 1.93 lbs. |
| 2nd | Jill Eichner | Bloomington, MN | 15 | 1.82 lbs. |
| Sunfish | ||||
| 1st | Peter Lechner | Waite Park, MN | 9-3/4 | .93 lbs. |
| 2nd | Tom Goss | Colton, SD | 9-1/2 | .85 lbs. |
| Catfish/Bullhead | ||||
| 1st | Byaombe Msoshi | Seattle, WA | 37 | 23.45 lbs. |
| 2nd (tie) | Michell Jay | Neola, IA | 15-1/4 | 1.99 lbs. |
| Muskie | ||||
| 1st | No Entries |
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The following lake information has been provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:
Lake Characteristics
Lake Area (acres): 945.00
Littoral Area (acres): 525.00
Maximum Depth (ft): 40.00
Water Clarity (ft): 4.00
Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Four Years
Dominant Bottom Substrate: sand, silt, muck
Abundance of Aquatic Plants: abundant
Maximum Depth of Plant Growth (ft): 12.50
| Year | Species | Age | Number | Year | Species | Age | Number |
| 1997 | Walleye | Fry | 4,185,798 | 1998 | Walleye | Fry | 570,528 |
| Black Crappie | Adult | 1,423 | Black Crappie | Adult | 881 | ||
| Walleye | Fingerling | 1,677 | Northern Pike | Fingerling | 13,083 | ||
| Northern Pike | Fingerling | 100 | Northern Pike | Adult | 73 | ||
| 1998 | Walleye | Fry | 290,430 | 1999 | Walleye | Fry | 345,440 |
| Northern Pike | Fingerling | 144 | |||||
| Northern Pike | Adult | 75 | (back to top) | ||||
