Cedar Lake (Scott County)
Scott County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 70009100
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Cedar Lake (Scott County) since 2016, most recently tiger muskellunge fingerlings in 2025 (400 fish).
- Cedar Lake (Scott County) has 13 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2025): walleye (7), tiger muskellunge (6).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 848,268 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 13 ft; surface area 793 acres, 793 littoral acres, 7.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.7 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Scott County, nearest town New Prague; DNR lake number (DOW) 70009100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/22/1980 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tiger Muskellunge1 | fingerlings | 400 | 102.6 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 890 | 445.0 |
| 2024 | Tiger Muskellunge2 | fingerlings | 200 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | Tiger Muskellunge2 | yearlings | 134 | 44.7 |
| 2023 | Tiger Muskellunge2 | fingerlings | 339 | 84.8 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 98 | 14.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,300 | 65.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 22,134 | 714.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 18,829 | 791.0 |
| 2018 | Tiger Muskellunge2 | fingerlings | 793 | 264.3 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 25,017 | 793.0 |
| 2016 | Tiger Muskellunge | fingerlings | 924 | 330.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 780,000 | 7.9 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups. 2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | East side of lake, on a side street off of HWY 13 |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Northwest side of lake off of 240th-limited parking |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 120.75 | 483 | 0.36 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 42.25 | 169 | 1.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 15.00 | 60 | 0.46 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 12.00 | 48 | 0.84 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 5.75 | 23 | 0.20 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.50 | 18 | 0.36 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 6 | 1.31 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 66.55 | 732 | 0.19 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 32.64 | 359 | 0.67 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 22.82 | 251 | 0.33 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 1.55 | 17 | 0.70 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.64 | 7 | 0.11 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.55 | 6 | 1.89 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.55 | 6 | 10.81 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.36 | 4 | 0.15 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Cedar Lake is 793-acres (793 littoral acres) with a maximum depth of 13 feet. Cedar is located northeast of New Prague in southern Scott County. Cedar is managed for Walleye, Bluegill, and Black Crappie, but also supports catchable populations of Largemouth Bass and Yellow Perch. Public water access is provided by DNR Parks and Trails at two locations on Cedar Lake. The eastern launch off of MN Hwy 13 provides two concrete ramps and parking spaces for 30 vehicle/trailers; while the northwestern launch off of county road 64 provides one concrete ramp and 4 vehicle/trailer parking spaces. A Standard Survey (11 trap nets/4 gill nets) was conducted on Cedar Lake during the week of 8/2/2021 to assess the fishery. During the 2021 survey, Cedar was highly productive (green stained water), with poor water clarity, measured at 1.5 feet during the time of this survey. Despite these factors, dissolved oxygen remained above 4 parts per million (ppm) at an 11 foot depth during the survey period. Walleye in Cedar Lake are maintained through fingerling stocking in odd numbered years. During the 2021 survey Walleye were captured at high numbers (12/net), well above the expected catch rate of similar lakes in the area. There were 48 Walleye sampled in gill nets, with an average size of 13.2 inches and the largest measured at 25.6 inches. Size indices show a population currently skewed toward smaller Walleye. Growth rates were very fast compared to the statewide average, with an average length of 12.8 inches by age 2. While the current Walleye population is small in size, high abundances and fast growth should help contribute to plenty of angling opportunity in the coming years. High numbers of Bluegill were sampled with trap nets (22.8/net), above the expected catch rate of similar lakes in the area. There were 251 Bluegill sampled in trap nets during the 2021 survey, with an average length of 7.3 inches and the largest measured at 10.1 inches. Bluegill size indices describe a balanced population (an intermediate between high numbers of small fish and few numbers of large fish). Bluegill growth was fast compared to similar lakes across the metro with an average length of 6.2 inches by age 2. Cedar Lake provides one of the few opportunities in the metro area where anglers may see Bluegill greater than 9 inches. Extremely high numbers of Black Crappie were sampled with gill nets (120.8/net) and trap nets (66.6/net). Despite high numbers, the 2021 catch rates were similar to previous surveys on Cedar. There were 863 Black Crappie sampled during the 2021 survey, with an…
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