Little Pine Lake (Otter Tail County)

Otter Tail County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 56014200

Little Pine Lake (Otter Tail County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Little Pine Lake (Otter Tail County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 63 ft; surface area 2,080 acres, 698 littoral acres, 7.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.0 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, common carp, freshwater drum, lake sturgeon, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and 8 more.
• 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: June 12, 2024 (targeted survey).
• Otter Tail County, nearest town Perham; DNR lake number (DOW) 56014200.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/23/1969 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2024

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 Pine Lake is a 1,969-acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located in northeastern Otter Tail County approximately two miles north of Perham, MN. Little Pine Lake is a part of the Otter Tail River Watershed and is connected to Big Pine Lake via the Otter Tail River. The Otter Tail River inlet is located along the west shoreline of the lake while the outlet is located along the southeast shoreline. The Otter Tail River is navigable by boat upstream of Little Pine Lake. The immediate watershed is composed primarily of agricultural land interspersed with hardwood woodlots; however, there has recently been an increase in residential development. The maximum depth of Little Pine Lake is 63 feet; however, thirty-five percent of the lake is less than 15 feet in depth. Previous secchi disk readings ranged from 5.5 to 18.5 feet. The shoreline of Little Pine Lake has been extensively developed. Homes, cottages, and resorts compose the majority of the development. A DNR owned concrete public access is located off of County Road 8 along the southeast shoreline of the lake. A city owned (Perham) concrete public access is located off of County Road 51 along the west shoreline of the lake. Remnant stands of hardstem bulrush and common cattail are located in the area near the Otter Tail River inlet. Emergent aquatic plants such as bulrush and cattail provide valuable fish and wildlife habitat, and are critical for maintaining good water quality. Emergent plants provide spawning areas for fish such as Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, and panfish. They also serve as important nursery areas for all species of fish. Because of their ecological value, emergent plants may not be removed without a DNR permit. To maintain the excellent water quality and angling that this lake has to offer, it is imperative to preserve the quality of the aquatic habitat. Little Pine Lake is a popular angling lake during both the open water and ice fishing seasons. The lake has a reputation as one of the premier Walleye fishing lakes in Otter Tail County. Northern Pike are also abundant and have an excellent size distribution as well. The prolificacy of these species can be attributed to the abundance of suitable spawning habitat that is available. A reduced daily bag limit regulation for sunfish (10 per day) and crappie (5 per day) was implemented in 2025. The objective of the regulation is to maintain or improve the abundances and size structure of the Bluegill and Black Crappie populations. A special spring trap netting survey was conducted to collect baseline data on the Bluegill…

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 12, 2024.

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