What is a creel survey?
As fisheries managers we often rely on several tools to gather information on our fisheries. One of these tools is a creel, or angler survey. What a creel survey amounts to is having an individual interview anglers, measure fish, keep track of hours fished, count boats, fish houses, recreational craft, etc. When the data is analyzed we can get information about the effort, harvest, size distribution of several important species of fish. We can also get an idea of fishing quality and recreational pressure a lake has been subject to. Needless to say the creel survey is a valuable tool in the fisheries managers tool box. Below are links to several creel surveys. Please feel free to contact us with your questions.
The following are PDF files.
- Sauk River Chain of Lakes summer creel survey - 2015
- Sauk River Chain of Lakes winter creel survey (Dec 2014 - March 2015)
- Maple Lake winter creel survey 2010 - summary
- Maple Lake winter creel survey 2010 - final report
- Clearwater Lake summer creel survey 2005 - summary
- Clearwater Lake summer creel survey 2005 - final report
- Clearwater Lake winter creel survey 2004-2005 - summary
- Clearwater Lake winter creel survey 2004-2005 - final report
- Buffalo Lake summer creel survey 2003 - summary
- Buffalo Lake summer creel survey 2003 - final report
- Buffalo Lake winter creel survey 2003 - final report
- Pulaski Lake summer creel survey 2003 - summary
- Pulaski Lake summer creel survey 2003 - final report
Updated August 17, 2017