Child Lake
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11026300
DNR records show 9 stocking entries at Child Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (79,980 fish).
- Child Lake has 9 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (9).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 719,105 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 29 ft; surface area 285 acres, 158 littoral acres, 4.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, and 5 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Longville; DNR lake number (DOW) 11026300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/6/1957 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 79,980 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 80,910 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 79,650 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 79,605 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 79,500 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 80,240 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 79,355 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 79,650 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 80,215 | 0.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | User developed access on south end of lake off of Co. Rd #5. - large washout from co road 5 shoulder at top of access driveway. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 10.22 | 92 | 0.06 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 12 | 0.08 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 0.54 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 3.36 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.14 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 8.67 | 52 | 1.55 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 8.67 | 52 | 0.17 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 4.67 | 28 | 0.19 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 24 | 0.30 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 20 | 0.42 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.17 | 19 | 0.08 |
| Tullibee (cisco) | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 9 | 2.50 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 4 | 1.09 |
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.
Child Lake (DOW # 11-0263; Lake Class 31) is a 285-acre lake with 158 littoral acres, 4.56 miles of shoreline, and a maximum depth of 29 feet located near Hackensack, MN. There is a primitive, user-developed earthen access on state-owned land on the south shore off Cass County Highway 5. Child Lake is also accessible from Woman Lake through the Boy River. The Boy River connects Child Lake to Little Woman, Woman, and Girl lakes. There are no barriers to fish movement between Child, Little Woman, Woman, and Girl lakes. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) has classified Minnesota lakes into 43 different classes based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Child Lake is in Lake Class 31; lakes in this class are generally clear and productive with moderate depth. Other Class 31 lakes in the Walker area include Little Webb (DOW# 11-0387), May (DOW# 11-0482), Ox Yoke (11-0355) and Welsh (DOW# 11-0493). The lake is primarily managed for Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch and secondarily for Muskellunge, Tullibee (Cisco) and Walleye. A 24 to 36 inch protected slot limit was implemented in 2003 to improve the size structure of the Northern Pike population. A standard survey conducted in the summer of 2024. Black Crappie were present in good numbers from the 2024 gill nets with fish from 5 to 12 inches present. Population goals are still being developed for Black Crappie in this lake. Bluegill were moderately abundant and ranged in length from 3 to 8 inches long. Population goals are still being developed for the Bluegill population in this lake. Low numbers of Largemouth Bass were sampled in this survey with fish from 11 to 17 inches. Management goals are based on spring electrofishing which was not conducted in 2024. Previous spring electrofishing surveys showed a moderately abundant Largemouth Bass population with fish over 16 inches long present in the lake. Northern Pike were moderately abundant. The Northern Pike gill net catch rate of eight fish per net was within the management goal of between five to 10 fish per net. Northern Pike averaged 19 inches long with fish up to 32 inches long in the sample. The proportion of Northern Pike greater than 24 inches long of 7% was below the management goal of 10% and the proportion of Northern Pike greater than 28 inches of 4% did not meet the management goal of 5%. Yellow Perch numbers have dropped from near 12 fish per gill net in 2008 to lower levels seen in recent surveys with three fish per gill net in 2024, which was below the management goal of…
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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
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