Little Pine Lake Traditional Cache
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There is a regular size cache at the Little Pine Lake public water access containing a logbook, pencil, two Kennedy Half Dollars for the FTF, and a few assorted trading items.
Little Pine Lake is a 1,969-acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located in northeastern Otter Tail County approximately two miles north of Perham, MN. Little Pine Lake is a part of the Otter Tail River Watershed and is connected to Big Pine Lake via the Otter Tail River. The Otter Tail River inlet is located along the west shoreline of the lake while the outlet is located along the southeast shoreline. The Otter Tail River is navigable by boat upstream of Little Pine Lake. A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources controlled dam at the outlet impedes navigability downstream to Big Pine Lake. The immediate watershed is composed primarily of agricultural land interspersed with hardwood woodlots. The maximum depth of Little Pine Lake is 63 feet; however, thirty-five percent of the lake is less than 15 feet in depth.
Little Pine Lake is a popular angling lake during both the open water and ice fishing seasons. The lake has a reputation as one of the premier walleye fishing lakes in Otter Tail County. Northern pike and yellow perch are also abundant and have good size distributions as well. The prolificacy of these species can be attributed to the abundance of suitable spawning habitat that is available. Walleye is the primary management specie in Little Pine Lake. Age and catch data from recent lake surveys indicate that walleye natural reproduction and recruitment is substantial enough to consistently sustain the walleye population at or above DNR long range management goals. The DNR does not stock any fish in Little Pine Lake, as the fish species present are able to sustain their levels at or above DNR management goals. This is an indication of the quality of fish habitat that is present. (MN DNR)
This cache is located at the DNR owned concrete public access just off of County Road 8 along the southeast shoreline of the lake. Just south here is Perham’s Pioneer Village, which also contains geocaches. There is also a city owned concrete public access located off of County Road 51 along the west shoreline of the lake in Paul Miller Park. You can find a couple of other geocaches here as well.
Have fun and go fishing.
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Gjb cbhaq crnahg wne
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