Henderson Lake
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34011600
DNR records show 16 stocking entries at Henderson Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (7 fish).
- Henderson Lake has 16 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (16).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 3,362 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 57 ft; surface area 75 acres, 27 littoral acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 15.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Kandiyohi County, nearest town Spicer; DNR lake number (DOW) 34011600.
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 | Walleye | fingerlings | 7 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | adults | 47 | 59.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 277 | 66.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 104 | 65.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | adults | 8 | 13.1 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 389 | 55.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | yearlings | 96 | 58.2 |
| 2022 | Walleye | yearlings | 210 | 84.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 152 | 258.9 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 8 | 16.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 53 | 35.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | adults | 59 | 65.6 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,783 | 160.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 52 | 91.4 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 111 | 158.9 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 6 | 3.0 |
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 | county | North side of the lake. - Limited parking (3) and turn around. Gravel parking lot. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 98.06 | 152 | 0.89 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 14.50 | 87 | 0.43 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 7 | 0.85 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 2.10 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 1.01 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.80 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 10 | 0.82 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.12 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 4.66 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 1.32 |
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.
A standard survey was conducted on Henderson Lake in mid-June of 2025. A spring electrofishing survey was conducted on May 27, 2025, for post spawn Largemouth Bass. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (i.e. spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methodology (i.e. standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (i.e. lake survey gillnets, trapnets and possibly spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). Henderson is a small (75 acres), deep (57 feet maximum), and low productivity lake (2020 total phosphorus= Black Crappie abundance was low in 2025 (0.50 fish/trapnet). The Black Crappie historical average catch rate is 14.81 fish/trapnet. Black Crappie were absent in the 2025 gillnets. The 2025 Black Crappie average size was large (1.01 pounds and 12.05 inches) from trapnets. The Black Crappie historical average weight is 0.40 pounds from trapnets. Black Crappie growth rates were above normal for ages 1-4 and normal for ages 5-7. Equal numbers of the 2021, 2020 and 2018 year classes were present in the 2025 survey. The largest Black Crappie captured was 12.60 inches in 2025. Bluegill abundance was low in 2025 (14.50 fish/trapnet). The Bluegill historical average catch rate is 101.27 fish/trapnet for Henderson Lake. Bluegill were absent in the 2025 gillnets. The 2025 Bluegill average size was large (0.43 pounds and 7.93 inches) from trapnets. The Bluegill historical average weight is 0.16 pounds from trapnets. The Bluegill catch rate of quality size (6.00 inches and larger) was moderate (13.83 fish/trapnet) in 2025. The Bluegill catch rate of preferred size (8.00 inches and larger) was moderate (9.00 fish/trapnet) in 2025. Bluegill growth rates were below normal for ages 1-2, normal for ages 3-4 and above normal for ages 5-8. The 2019 year class comprised 32% of the 2025 Bluegill catch. The largest Bluegill captured was 9.57 inches in 2025. Largemouth Bass abundance was high (98.06/hour) from the 2025 post spawn spring electrofishing survey. A spring electrofishing survey was not conducted in 2020. Largemouth Bass abundance was moderate (54.71 fish/hour) in 2014 spring electrofishing survey. The 2025 Largemouth Bass average size was small (0.89 pounds and 11.55 inches) but similar to the 2014 spring electrofishing survey (0.78 pounds and 11.33 inches). Largemouth Bass catch rate of fish 15.00 inches and larger was low (0.65…
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