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Alkali Lake
Stutsman County

September 2026
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2025
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 39.8 22 38 38 3 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 24.8 - - - 20 25 22 30 2 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 24.8 - 10 15 10 45 20 - - - - - -
Zander 8.7 - - 14 21 - - 7 50 7 - - -
Northern Pike 1.2 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Common Carp 0.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
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
Yellow Perch 63.6 41 33 25 1 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 18.2 - 2 12 2 2 50 24 7 - - - -
Zander 9.1 - 52 24 - - 5 5 14 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.5 - - - - - 25 38 38 - - - -
Common Carp 3.0 - - - - - 57 43 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.6 - - - 17 50 33 - - - - - -
 
 
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
Walleye 64.3 - 1 - 12 13 55 16 3 - - - -
Yellow Perch 23.4 19 75 3 3 - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 5.2 - - - - - - 38 38 25 - - -
Zander 3.9 - - - - 17 - 33 50 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 3.2 - - - 20 20 60 - - - - - -
 
 
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
Walleye 51.2 - 14 - - 9 72 2 2 - - - -
Yellow Perch 33.3 14 71 7 7 - - - - - - - -
Zander 8.3 - - - - - 43 57 - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.8 - - - - - - 25 50 25 - - -
Common Carp 1.2 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.2 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
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
Yellow Perch 41.2 9 40 24 24 3 - - - - - - -
Walleye 40.7 - 1 - 7 43 32 9 7 - - - -
Zander 13.7 - - - 24 36 24 12 4 - - - -
Common Carp 3.3 83 - - - - - - 17 - - - -
Northern Pike 1.1 - - - - - - - 50 50 - - -
 
 
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
Yellow Perch 80.2 78 7 15 1 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 17.0 - 1 1 34 27 12 17 7 - - - -
Zander 1.4 - 25 - - 25 12 38 - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.1 - 17 - - - - 50 33 - - - -
Common Carp 0.4 - 50 - - - - - 50 - - - -
 
 
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
Yellow Perch 63.1 84 11 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 28.5 - - 8 8 3 31 36 13 - - - -
Zander 4.7 - - 50 10 - 40 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.3 - - - - - - - 43 29 29 - -
Common Carp 0.5 - - - - - - 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
Yellow Perch 43.9 36 20 24 20 - - - - - - - -
Walleye 33.3 - - - - 16 42 42 - - - - -
Bullhead Species 21.1 - 8 8 25 58 - - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.8 - - - - 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
Walleye 41.3 - - - 2 14 51 30 2 - - - -
Bullhead Species 38.5 - - 42 12 45 - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 17.3 28 33 22 17 - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.9 - - - - - 50 50 - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.0 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured