BMLA BLOG
News, Info, & Happenings Around The Lake
What is an example of a grant application?
In the 2021 grant request, I wrote that the BMLA expected to treat about five acres of EWM in 2021 and expected to be able to reduce the total acres of EWM to about 2.5 acres in 2022. The pattern since 2009 has been about a 50% reduction in EWM acres every two to three years.
Status of BML public accesses
Initially, the question was asked whether a BML public access could be eliminated when EWM was first found. Elimination of an access would result in less watercraft inspection required. The DNR advised that no DNR public accesses could be removed because the lake belongs to all users.
Why was water flowing north into BML in Spring, 2022?
When the ice first went out in 2022, the water level was such that there was no outflow. However, in May, there was a time when water was flowing south to north through the weir at County Road 4. Following are a letter, a report, and a chart giving some details on the situation. The ultimate best guess conclusion was that there was a ground water swell in the area south of BML.
About occasional spring fish die-offs in BML
Numerous BML folks have questioned the proliferation of dead “keeper-size” blue gills and crappies which have appeared along the shoreline this spring. A story connected to this was covered by a Star Tribune article in 2015 and confirmed by the DNR in 2020.
What does the DNR do to study fish in BML?
Last week I was on the lake and talked briefly with a couple of DNR guys that were emptying trap nets along the shore. They indicated they were conducting the regular (every 3-5 year) fish survey. I sent a note to the DNR asking more about the survey (thinking I might write up an article for the newsletter) and received the note below along with the attached preliminary numbers.
What happened with the DNR plan to stock muskies in BML?
Minnesota already has a very large acreage of lakes in which muskies are present. The BMLA Board and a vast majority of BML Lakeshore property owners are against muskie stocking in BML. An e-mail survey of BML lakeshore property owners indicated that 85% did not want muskies to be stocked in BML.