Kenney Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18001900

DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Kenney Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2016 (616 fish).

Kenney Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 1 year (2016-2016): walleye (1), yellow perch (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 616 fish on record.
Maximum depth 55 ft; surface area 109 acres, 33 littoral acres, 1.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Most recent DNR fish survey: June 18, 1992 (standard survey).
Crow Wing County, nearest town Garrison; DNR lake number (DOW) 18001900.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2016	Walleye¹	fingerlings	616	28.0
2016	Yellow Perch¹	fingerlings	195	5.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

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.

DNR fish survey, 1992

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	37.50	150	0.11
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	7.00	28	0.59
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	4.25	17	0.08
Black bullhead	Standard trap nets	1.00	4	0.30
Rock bass	Standard trap nets	0.75	3	0.07
Walleye	Standard trap nets	0.50	2	0.40
Green sunfish	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	0.10
Bowfin (dogfish)	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	2.50
Tullibee (cisco)	Standard gill nets	10.00	30	1.38
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	5.00	15	1.53
Walleye	Standard gill nets	1.00	3	1.50
White sucker	Standard gill nets	1.00	3	2.77
Common carp	Standard gill nets	0.67	2	7.90
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	0.33	1	0.10
Bowfin (dogfish)	Standard gill nets	0.33	1	3.00
Black bullhead	Standard gill nets	0.33	1	0.30

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.

Bowfin, black crappie and walleye were present in low abundance for the lake class. Tullibee (cisco) was abundant and all other species were found in average numbers for the lake class. Northern pike (5.0/gillnet) was again caught in average numbers (similar to 1971- 6.0/gillnet) after not being sampled in gillnets in 1982. Four age classes were sampled and growth appeared good. About 67% of the sample aged to be from the 1989 year class. Walleye abundance was low (1.0/gillnet). Private stocking (by permit) was done in the springs of 1988 and '89. Two of the five walleye captured aged from these stockings. As in 1982, largemouth bass were taken only in shoreline seine hauls. Only yoy (young of year) largemouth bass were sampled in 1992. Although present in average numbers for the lake class, bluegill was captured at a rate of 37.5/trapnet in 1992, similar to abundance found in 1971 and 1982. Median length remained at 5.0-5.4. Four age classes were sampled and growth was slow. Rock bass (0.75/trapnet) and pumpkinseed (4.25/trapnet) were again present in average numbers. Black crappie (0.25/trapnet) catch dropped to low abundance, but was similar to the 1971 catch (0.5/trapnet). Tullibee (cisco) (10.0/gillnet) continued to be abundant. White sucker (1.0/gillnet) was caught in average numbers, similar to 1971, after being only sampled in trapnets in 1982. Black bullhead (1.0/trapnet) was sampled for the first time in 1992. Yellow bullhead (7.0/trapnet) remained present in average numbers. Brown bullhead was not sampled in 1992. Bowfin (0.25/trapnet) abundance was low. Common carp was taken for the first time, but only in gillnets (0.67/lift). Average size was 7.9 lb.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 18, 1992.

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Kenney Lake

Stocking history

DNR fish survey, 1992

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