Lake Survey Report

Kabekona (29007500)

Area: 2,433.4 acres
Littoral Area: 532 acres
Shore Length: 10.16 miles

Mean Depth: 53 feet
Maximum Depth: 133 feet
Average Water Clarity: 11.7 feet

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Length of Select Species Sampled - All Gear Combined

  Number of fish caught in each category (inches)
Species 0-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50+ Total
brook trout 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
bluegill 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
bluntnose minnow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
bowfin (dogfish) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
burbot 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
common shiner 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Johnny darter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
logperch 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
lake whitefish 0 0 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
largemouth bass 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
northern pike 0 0 0 0 1 6 23 9 2 0 0 0 0 41
pumpkinseed 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
rock bass 41 45 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97
smallmouth bass 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
spottail shiner 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
tullibee (cisco) 0 0 11 51 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
walleye 0 8 6 3 0 13 30 9 0 0 0 0 0 69
white sucker 6 2 2 12 11 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
yellow bullhead 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
yellow perch 1096 63 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1164

Status of the Fishery

Kabekona Lake is located three miles south of Laporte in Hubbard County. Kabekona has a surface area of 2,433 acres and a maximum depth of 133 feet. A county-owned public access is located on the west shore of the lake off MN Highway 64. Kabekona is known for its Walleye fishery, but also provides fishing opportunities for Yellow Perch and Northern Pike.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Kabekona is in lake class 22. Class 22 lakes generally are very large, very deep, with very irregularly shaped shoreline with clean and hard water and a low littoral area (depth under 15 feet). Other class 22 lakes in the Park Rapids management area include: Lower Bottle, Long, Potato, and Big Sand.

Kabekona has a special Walleye regulation which consists of a 20-26 inch protected slot with one over 26 inches and a possession limit of four. Walleye abundance in the 2023 survey was down from recent surveys. Sampled Walleye ranged in length from 17.0 to 29.4 inches.

Yellow Perch, an important forage species for Walleye were sampled in low numbers for this lake class. Yellow Perch had an average length of 6.4 inches with fish measured up to 9.9 inches.

Present and past surveys have shown the Northern Pike population in Kabekona to fluctuate from low to moderate abundance. Northern Pike up to 31.5 inches were sampled.

Kabekona supports an abundant Tullibee (Cisco) population and a low to moderate Lake Whitefish population for anglers or netters looking to pursue those species. A Tullibee (Cisco) forage base provides an excellent forage base for larger Walleye and Northern Pike.

Other species sampled included high numbers of White Sucker and Rock Bass and low numbers of Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Burbot, Bowfin, and Brook Trout.

Currently no aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been identified in Kabekona. To avoid spreading AIS, lake users are required to remove all plants or animals from their watercraft and drain all water from their boat before leaving the access.