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Lake Ashtabula
Barnes County

 June 2025
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2024
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 55.1 61 1 1 6 17 13 - - - - - -
Bullhead Species 41.4 1 10 85 5 - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 38.4 28 28 43 1 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 8.1 - 3 3 16 28 34 9 6 - - - -
White Bass 5.1 - - - 5 65 30 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.3 - - - - - - 46 31 15 - 8 -
White Sucker 1.5 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Bluegill 0.3 - 96 4 - - - - - - - - -
Crappie Species 0.3 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2023
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 61.0 - 46 48 4 2 - - - - - - -
Bluegill 57.3 72 28 - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 14.1 5 61 30 3 - - - - - - - -
White Bass 12.8 3 - - 1 72 23 - - - - - -
Walleye 5.9 - 5 12 8 28 32 8 8 - - - -
Crappie Species 2.1 - 79 7 14 - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.9 - - - - 8 15 15 54 - 8 - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.5 - 15 23 22 28 13 - - - - - -
White Sucker 0.9 - - - - 17 83 - - - - - -
 
 
2022
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 37.6 8 47 44 - - - - - - - - -
Bullhead Species 21.2 - 1 21 61 17 - - - - - - -
White Bass 18.9 - - - 1 90 9 - - - - - -
Walleye 8.6 - 3 3 - 19 48 19 6 - - - -
White Sucker 5.0 - 6 - - 17 50 28 - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.7 - - - - - - 29 47 24 - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.7 3 - 8 15 50 24 - - - - - -
Bluegill 1.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Crappie Species 0.8 33 - 33 33 - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.6 - 50 - 50 - - - - - - - -
 
 
2021
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Smallmouth Bass 99.3 - 1 8 35 39 18 - - - - - -
Bullhead Species 53.1 - 7 25 45 23 - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 17.3 16 70 14 - - - - - - - - -
White Bass 17.0 - - - 10 77 13 - - - - - -
Walleye 4.7 - - - 11 26 37 16 11 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.7 - - - - - 14 71 14 - - - -
White Sucker 1.2 - - - - - 60 40 - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.7 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Crappie Species 0.2 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.2 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
 
 
2020
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 49.5 - 18 29 46 8 - - - - - - -
White Bass 26.7 - - 25 3 64 8 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 8.9 44 36 19 - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 5.0 - - 5 - 5 70 20 - - - - -
Walleye 4.7 - 5 - - 26 32 21 16 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.5 15 9 15 21 29 12 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.5 - - - - - - 10 40 40 10 - -
Bluegill 0.2 37 37 26 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2019
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 48.4 13 13 5 66 3 - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 18.5 4 30 57 9 - - - - - - - -
White Bass 10.3 - - - 26 72 3 - - - - - -
Walleye 5.8 - 5 5 14 23 32 9 14 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 4.2 15 6 6 31 29 14 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.2 - - - - - - 19 25 38 12 6 -
White Sucker 4.0 - - - - 7 53 40 - - - - -
Crappie Species 2.1 - 12 75 12 - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 1.2 10 40 50 - - - - - - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.3 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2018
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 49.9 2 9 4 82 2 - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 20.8 4 86 8 1 1 - - - - - - -
White Bass 14.0 - - 37 13 49 - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 3.5 9 91 - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 3.0 - - - 5 - 84 11 - - - - -
Bluegill 2.8 42 58 - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.5 - 17 19 12 26 26 - - - - - -
Walleye 1.9 - 17 - 17 - 25 - 42 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.3 - - - - - - 25 38 12 25 - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.6 - - - - - - 67 33 - - - -
Pumpkinseed 0.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2017
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 65.3 - 1 11 85 4 - - - - - - -
White Bass 16.9 17 14 1 23 41 3 - - - - - -
White Sucker 7.3 - - 3 - - 81 16 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.9 25 10 60 5 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 3.3 - 12 - 12 24 18 29 6 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.8 - - - - - - 11 67 11 11 - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.4 29 12 10 11 19 18 - - - - - -
Pure Muskellunge 0.7 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2016
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 85.5 - 1 96 2 - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 4.3 - - - - 4 96 - - - - - -
White Bass 4.3 - - 56 26 7 11 - - - - - -
Walleye 1.7 - - 9 18 - 18 36 18 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.6 - - - - - 10 10 30 30 10 10 -
Yellow Perch 1.4 - 44 56 - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.6 - 20 14 19 30 19 - - - - - -
Bluegill 0.3 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2015
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 70.3 - 50 43 7 - - - - - - - -
White Bass 8.4 - 55 2 6 30 8 - - - - - -
Walleye 6.6 - 12 5 - 5 62 12 5 - - - -
White Sucker 5.4 - 3 - - 6 88 3 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.9 40 44 16 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.9 - - - - - 16 36 32 12 4 - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.1 - - - 14 29 57 - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.3 - 50 50 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2014
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bullhead Species 66.0 36 49 9 5 1 - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 11.1 2 27 71 - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 8.1 - - 3 - - 97 - - - - - -
White Bass 6.6 - - - 6 81 13 - - - - - -
Walleye 6.0 - - - 4 29 50 7 11 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.7 - - - - - 12 38 12 38 - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.6 - - 33 33 - 33 - - - - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured