DNR studies shrinking sunfish size

A lake association member raised a question at the fall meeting about whether the DNR intends to change sunfish limits on Big Swan. Following is a link to the DNR website about the issue. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/sunfish/index.html

Open lake association board seats

Attached is a notice from the Big Swan Lake Association Board following its Saturday, Aug. 29 meeting. open association board seats.pdf

Big Swan Lake LID minutes posted

Attached are the minutes of the Big Swan Lake District (LID) annual meeting held on Saturday, Aug. 29. 2020 LID annual meeting minutes.pdf

Big Swan celebrates the Fourth of July

Big Swan Lake residents started off the hot and humid Fourth of July with a boat parade.Tied as top entries were the Wayne Rahn family (top) and the Gray and Sievers families (bottom).

Fourth of July boat parade sails on

Big Swan Lake’s annual Fourth of July boat parade will proceed as planned. It will start at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4 from the area of the public boat landing and south campground. If it is raining at that time, there will be a delay until it stops. Spread the word!

Association’s board cancels spring meeting

The Big Swan Lake Association board has canceled the 2020 spring meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 16, following the Governor’s recently extended stay-at-home directive. The meeting agenda was mailed to all lake owners and is posted on the Trumpeter web site. The financial statement is available from Treasurer Jan Lind upon request. The fall meeting […]

Lakes get another 400 pounds of fingerlings

Supplier Jim Bosek dumped 400 pounds of walleye fingerlings into Big Swan last week. Stocking took place at the public landing on the south end and at the campground on the north end. This year’s fingerlings were mostly in the 6- to 8-inch range, smaller than last year but in larger numbers. Continued stocking of […]

Supplier plans fall fingerling stocking

Bosek Fisheries plans to stock 400 pounds of walleye fingerlings at the Big Swan Lake public access on Sunday, Oct. 27 between 11 a.m. and noon, according to Al Leinen, project coordinator for the Big Swan Lake Improvement District (LID). Property owners are invited to view the process. The DNR approved stocking 400 pounds this […]