Kid Lake
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11026200
DNR records show 4 stocking entries at Kid Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2022 (2,400 fish).
- Kid Lake has 4 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2016-2022): walleye (4).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 6,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 52 ft; surface area 168 acres, 35 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Hackensack; DNR lake number (DOW) 11026200.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,400 | 80.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,000 | 80.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 800 | 80.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 800 | 80.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups. 2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
DNR fish survey, 1990
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 48.43 | 339 | 0.19 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 42 | 0.18 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 1.14 | 8 | 0.17 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.14 | 8 | 0.23 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 7 | 0.27 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.71 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.43 | 3 | 2.40 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.29 | 2 | 0.30 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 10.00 | 40 | 0.13 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 24 | 1.08 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 20 | 2.21 |
| Tullibee (cisco) | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 12 | 0.52 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.20 |
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.
Northen cisco have been collected in Kid Lake during the past two assessments, but not during the previous two.The northern pike gillnet catch of 5.0 is within the historical range of 2.5 to 7.0. All of the fish collected during this assessment were less than 26 inches long. Previous assessments sampled fish larger than 30 inches.The bluegill trapnet catch of 48.4 is near the historical range of 10.8 to 36.3. There is a decline in PSD and RSD-7 values when compared to the 1959 values (PSD: 1959-76; 1990-51 and RSD-7: 1959-31 and 1990-15). The growth rate determined from the 1990 sample of bluegill is slower than the growth rate reported for the 1959 sample.Largemouth bass and black crappie are present in Kid Lake, probably in greater abundance than indicated by mid-summer gillnetting and trapnetting.The yellow perch gillnet catch of 10.0 is within the historical range of 6.5 to 13.2.The gillnet catch of walleye (6.0 in 1990; historical range of 5.5 to 10.2) is high when considering the type of shoal water soils present in Kid Lake and that no walleye stocking is done. This past assessment, as well as all previous, sampled several year classes of walleye indicating excellent natural reproduction even though classic walleye spawning substrate appears very limited in Kid Lake. Walleye could immigrate into Kid Lake from downstream lakes. Immature fish have been present in every assessemnt, thus immigration is not likely the only source of walleye for Kid Lake.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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