Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County)
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69050600
Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Little Grand Lake (St. Louis County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 10 ft, mean depth 5 ft; surface area 65 acres, 65 littoral acres, 1.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Saginaw; DNR lake number (DOW) 69050600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | - | Channel that connects to Little Grand on the northwest corner of the lake. - Access can be gained by navigating through the channel. Access likely will not be possible for large boats or when water levels are low. |
DNR fish survey, 2014
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 27.93 | 27 | 1.46 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 23.75 | 285 | 0.20 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 10.58 | 127 | 0.26 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 4.42 | 53 | 0.18 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.92 | 47 | 0.82 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 2.08 | 25 | 0.10 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.58 | 19 | 1.31 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 2 | 2.17 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.08 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 8.00 | 16 | 2.08 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 6 | 0.10 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.24 |
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.
Baby Grand is a 65 acre lake with 65 acres (100%) of littoral area and a maximum depth of 10 feet. The lake is located 2 miles southeast of Saginaw, MN. Access is possible through the channel with Little Grand Lake (69-0513). Baby Grand has been previously investigated by DNR Fisheries in 1964 and 1997. Gillnets were not used to help evaluate the fish community in 1997. Baby Grand was assessed during the summer of 2014 to update information about fish populations after acquisition of public access through Aquatic Management Area (AMA) property on Little Grand Lake. A total of 27 largemouth bass were sampled with electrofishing equipment. Bass electrofishing was not attempted in previous investigations. The catch rate of largemouth bass was 27.9 fish per hour of electrofishing on-time. Largemouth bass average length was 13.3 inches and growth was average compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2006 to 2011 were represented. Black crappie abundance of 10.6 per trapnet lift was up from 1997 (2.0) and is above average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Black crappie mean length was 7.2 inches and growth was average compared to other Duluth Area lakes. Recruitment was fairly consistent with one missing year-class (2007) from 2006 to 2012. Bluegill abundance of 23.8 per trapnet lift was above average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type and up significantly from 1997 (0.5). Average size was 6.0 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2005 to 2013 were represented with a strong 2011 year-class. Northern pike abundance of 8.0 per gillnet lift was average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type and up from 1964 (4.0). Average size was 21.7 inches but not enough individuals were captured to evaluate stock density or growth. Yellow perch abundance of 2.0 per gillnet lift was below average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type and up from 1964 (0.0). Average length of perch was small at 5.9 inches but not enough individuals were sampled to evaluate stock density or growth. Other fish species sampled included black bullhead, golden shiner and pumpkinseed sunfish.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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