Charlotte Lake (Todd County)
Todd County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 77012000
DNR records show 10 stocking entries at Charlotte Lake (Todd County) since 2016, most recently rainbow trout yearlings in 2025 (1,000 fish).
- Charlotte Lake (Todd County) has 10 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): rainbow trout (7), walleye (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is rainbow trout: 6,498 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 84 ft; surface area 144 acres, 38 littoral acres, 2.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Todd County, nearest town Long Prairie; DNR lake number (DOW) 77012000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | 555.6 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 998 | 587.1 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | 555.6 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 500 | 277.8 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 770 | 77.0 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 500 | 312.5 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 500 | 333.3 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,442 | 74.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 95 | 119.0 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | 666.7 |
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 | STATE OWNED ACCESS ON NORTHWEST END OF LAKE. - West side of lake |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullibee (cisco) | Deep gill nets | 22.00 | 22 | 0.39 |
| Northern pike | Deep gill nets | 3.00 | 3 | 4.54 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 21.70 | 161 | 2.56 |
| Walleye | Standard electrofishing | 0.94 | 7 | 3.71 |
| Bluegill | Special trap nets | 16.79 | 403 | 0.15 |
| Northern pike | Special trap nets | 3.08 | 74 | 1.41 |
| Pumpkinseed | Special trap nets | 1.08 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Special trap nets | 0.54 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Special trap nets | 0.42 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Special trap nets | 0.12 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Special trap nets | 0.08 | 2 | 2.81 |
| Black crappie | Special trap nets | 0.08 | 2 | 0.41 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.83 | 35 | 2.69 |
| Tullibee (cisco) | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 22 | 0.34 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.61 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 2.24 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.23 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 1.14 |
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.
Ice-out trap nets were set on Charlotte Lake in early April of 2024 to aid in the evaluation of the Northern Pike and Walleye populations. Ice-out trap nets provided a catch of 74 Northern Pike ranging from 10.7 to 29 inches long. Small pike dominated the sample with over 70% measuring under 20 inches long. Mean length was 17.8 inches. Pike in the 22-26 inch protected slot range comprised 16.2% of the catch. No Walleye were captured. Rainbow Trout were also absent from this sampling despite many recent stocking events. Only 2 Black Crappie were observed in the ice-out nets, however a large sample of Bluegill was obtained. A total of 404 Bluegill were counted and fish over 7 inches made up 24% of the catch while fish over 8 inches made up 5.2%. Two Bluegill over 9 inches were observed with the largest measuring 9.37 inches. Otoliths were extracted from a subsample of Bluegills for age and growth analysis. Growth was slow compared to area averages with Age 5 fish averaging 5.5 inches and Age 6 fish averaging 6.5 inches. The oldest fish was Age 10. A population estimate for Largemouth Bass was conducted in the Spring of 2024 on Charlotte Lake. Fish were captured via daytime electrofishing performed during several days in April and May. All bass greater than about 10 inches were netted and marked with a partial fin clip. Electrofishing provided a sample of 161 measured fish over 10 inches. Large bass dominated the sample with fish over 16 inches accounting for 73.9% of the total catch. The modal length group was 17-17.9 inches (60 fish) and the largest fish which was 19.5 inches. Mean length was 16.2 inches for electrofished bass. The marking efforts provided a population estimate of 258 bass (1.8/acre) that were 10 inches or longer. Population estimates for Largemouth Bass have been conducted in the past on six other similar size lakes with densities ranging from 4.6 to 19.3 per acre. The results for Charlotte Lake suggest a somewhat lower density of bass than was found on any of the six small lakes previously studied. The only other fish netted during spring electrofishing were seven Walleye ranging from 8.9 to 28.8 inches. Field notes indicate several 30-35 inch Northern Pike were observed during the May 8 sampling but not netted. No Rainbow Trout were observed. Gill net sampling in 2024 consisted of 6 standard gill nets set in historical locations and depths and a single deep gill net set in 48-51 feet of water. This deep gill net was employed to determine the utilization of deep-water habitats by Cisco, Rainbow Trout, and other large predatory fish.…
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