Little Rice Lake (Stearns County)
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73016700
Little Rice Lake (Stearns County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Little Rice Lake (Stearns County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 24 ft, mean depth 5 ft; surface area 56 acres, 49 littoral acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Stearns County, nearest town Farming; DNR lake number (DOW) 73016700.
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 | UKN | - NONE |
DNR fish survey, 1987
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 79.25 | 317 | 0.11 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 70.25 | 281 | 0.06 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 16.75 | 67 | 0.05 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 8.00 | 32 | 0.26 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 24 | 0.63 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 4.75 | 19 | 0.38 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.75 | 7 | 2.14 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.75 | 7 | 0.31 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 59.50 | 119 | 0.18 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 15.50 | 31 | 0.36 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 8.50 | 17 | 2.40 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 12 | 0.17 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.04 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.03 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.53 |
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.
Northern Pike abundance is average but above the local median. Ages 2 through 7 were sampled; growth is good. Seventy-eight percent of the sample was 3, 4 and 5 year old fish, 15 to 26 inches in length. The Bluegill population is abundant, well above the local median of 26.6/ trap net. Ages 1 through 7 were sampled; growth is good. Yearling fish made up 84% of the sample. No 3 or 6 year old fish were sampled. Largemouth Bass abundance appears high at 1.8 per trap net ages 2 and 3 were sampled. Growth is good. Black Crappie abundance is average. Ages one through four were sampled; growth is good. Pumpkinseed were abundant but small. The Yellow Perch population is also average and along with an average abundance of Golden Shiners provide some forage for game fish. Rough fish abundance varies with species from scarce to average to high. Common Carp were observed but none were captured. The Black Bullhead population is high, 16 times the local median of 5.7/trap net. The sample was comprised of 4.5 to 4.9 inch fish and 7.0 to 8.5 inch fish.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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