German Lake
Le Sueur County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 40006300
DNR records show 8 stocking entries at German Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (131,000 fish).
- German Lake has 8 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2017-2025): walleye (8).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,840,952 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 51 ft, mean depth 13 ft; surface area 889 acres, 521 littoral acres, 7.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.7 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, longnose gar, northern pike, and 7 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Le Sueur County, nearest town Greenland; DNR lake number (DOW) 40006300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/11/1968 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 131,000 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 131,465 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 131,000 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 139,000 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 130,250 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 130,250 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 524,000 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 523,987 | 4.8 |
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 | - NORTH SHORE DOUBLE RAMP |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 33.00 | 264 | 0.29 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 31.62 | 253 | 0.36 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 17.25 | 138 | 0.22 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard gill nets | 16.75 | 134 | 2.34 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.38 | 27 | 3.34 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 3.12 | 25 | 1.16 |
| Longnose gar | Standard gill nets | 1.88 | 15 | 3.50 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 12 | 3.44 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 32.09 | 353 | 0.19 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 7.27 | 80 | 0.35 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.18 | 35 | 1.70 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.00 | 22 | 0.29 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 1.91 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Longnose gar | Standard trap nets | 1.27 | 14 | 1.50 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.64 | 7 | 6.78 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard trap nets | 0.55 | 6 | 3.35 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 6.20 | 7 | 1.65 |
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.
German Lake is an 899-acre lake located in southern Le Sueur County. A DNR-owned public access is located on the north side of the lake off Le Sueur County Road 12. A public fishing pier is located on the west side of the lake near the outlet of East Jefferson Lake. Maximum depth at German Lake is 51 feet and 66% of the lake is less than 15 feet deep. German Lake is managed primarily for Black Crappie and Bluegills and secondarily for Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye. The current management plan calls for stocking 130,000 Walleye fry every year. Most recently, Walleye fry were stocked in 2022, 2023, and 2024. German Lake is managed along with East Jefferson Lake, West Jefferson Lake, and Middle Jefferson Lake as part of a chain of lakes known collectively as the Jefferson Chain. Since these lakes are openly connected to one another, fish migration must be considered, and management is coordinated with this in mind. German Lake is considered a Tier-1 Lake and will be surveyed as part of a regularly scheduled monitoring program at a frequency of every 3 years. The 2024 survey was completed the week of 10 June 2024 using 8 gill nets, 11 trap nets, and 68 minutes of boat electrofishing. Water quality parameters were also measured. Black Crappies were common in the gill net sample in 2024. A total of 253 Black Crappies were caught for a rate of 31.6/net. The 2024 Black Crappie catch rate was well above the long-term average catch rate of 15.6/net and nearly double the 2021 catch rate of 17.8/net. Black Crappies ranged from 4.1 to 12.3 inches with average of 7.7 inches. Black Crappies from both gears were age-1 to age-7 with 6 year classes present. Approximately 53% of Black Crappies sampled were age-4 or age-5. Black Crappie growth was moderate with fish reaching 10 inches by age-5. Black Crappies are one of the most targeted species in the Jefferson Chain and the 2024 survey results show a population with consistent recruitment and good size potential. Bluegills dominated the trap net sample in 2024 with a total of 353 caught for a rate of 32.1/net. The 2024 Bluegill catch rate was below the long term mean of 50.1/net. Bluegills varied from 2.6 to 8.7 inches with an average of 7.1 inches. Bluegills were also the most abundant species in the gill nets and ranged from 3.6 to 9.5 inches. Bluegills ranged from age-2 to age-7 with 6 year classes present. Bluegill recruitment appears consistent with most year classes relatively well represented. Bluegill growth was fast with an average length of nearly 6 inches at age-3. The size structure of the 2024…
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