Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County, DOW 69051300)
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69051300
DNR records show 1 stocking entry at Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County, DOW 69051300) since 2024, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (9,750 fish).
- Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County, DOW 69051300) has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2024-2024): walleye (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 9,750 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 58 ft, mean depth 15 ft; surface area 176 acres, 84 littoral acres, 3.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Saginaw; DNR lake number (DOW) 69051300.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 9,750 | 325.0 |
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, 2008
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 12.50 | 75 | 0.47 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.83 | 59 | 1.85 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.17 | 25 | 0.56 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 14 | 0.14 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.17 | 13 | 0.09 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 9 | 2.57 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.44 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.65 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 4.00 | 36 | 0.40 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 3.11 | 28 | 0.21 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 27 | 4.17 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 21 | 0.53 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.31 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.55 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.39 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 1.62 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 3.40 | 17 | 0.10 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 1.40 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Survey seining | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 0.20 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Johnny darter | Survey seining | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Survey seining | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Little Grand is a 174-acre lake near the town of Saginaw, MN. There is no public access to Little Grand. Maximum depth is 58 feet with 48% of the lake shallower than 15 feet. Little Grand has an inlet from Baby Grand and an outlet to Big Grand. The connection to Big Grand is not navigable and fish movement is limited to periods of high water. There is a navigable channel for small watercraft between Little Grand and Baby Grand and fish movement is less restricted. Little Grand was surveyed during the summer of 2008 to update information about fish populations. Walleye abundance of 0.7 per gillnet lift was below average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Walleye mean length was 19.8 inches but not enough individuals were sampled (4) to evaluate stock density or growth. The 2002 and 2005 year-classes were present. Northern pike abundance of 9.8 per gillnet lift was above average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Mean length was 20.3 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2002 to 2007 were represented. Fall shoreline seining captured 1 young-of-the-year (YOY) northern pike. The black crappie trapnet catch of 4.0 per lift was average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Black crappie mean length was 8.6 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2002 to 2006 were represented in the sample with strong 2002 and 2005 year-classes, comprising 81% of captured fish. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass were captured during the survey. Although YOY largemouth bass were sampled during the 1964 survey, largemouth bass were not sampled again until the 2008 survey. A total of five largemouth bass were caught in gillnets and three in trapnets. Mean length was 10.9 inches from the gillnets, with fish up to 16.9 inches sampled. Fall shoreline seining captured 7 YOY largemouth bass. A total of nine smallmouth bass were caught in gillnets, up from eight caught in 1992, the first time smallmouth bass were sampled in Little Grand Lake. Mean length was 16.6 inches with fish up to 18.6 inches sampled. Yellow perch abundance of 2.2 per gillnet lift was average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Mean length of perch was 6.3 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2004 to 2006 were represented. Other fish species sampled included black bullhead, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, Johnny darter and white sucker. Information was…
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