Little Spring Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31079700
Little Spring Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Little Spring Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 10 ft; surface area 136 acres, 134 littoral acres, 2.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Talmoon; DNR lake number (DOW) 31079700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 1999
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 9.33 | 84 | 0.18 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 4.22 | 38 | 0.63 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 3.89 | 35 | 0.16 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.11 | 28 | 0.22 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.11 | 19 | 1.08 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.40 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.56 | 5 | 2.96 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.07 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 36 | 1.69 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 5.75 | 23 | 0.37 |
| Tullibee (cisco) | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 8 | 0.13 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.04 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 2.31 |
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 Spring Lake is primarily a northern pike/panfish lake. The northern pike gill-net catch rate, although high, is still within the expected range for this type of lake. The average size of the fish sampled is relatively small (19.8 inches), but pike up to 34 inches were sampled. Growth of young northern pike appears to be good. Yellow perch are the main forage for northern pike. The yellow perch catch rate is low, below the expected range. However, they are relatively large. They averaged 8.9 inches and perch were sampled up to 12.0 inches. Black crappie catch rates are lower than the expected range for both gill nets and trap nets. However, the few that were sampled had an average length of 12.5 inches and average weight of 1.1 pounds. Bluegill were also sampled at low rates, although the catch rate is still within the expected range. Although the average length of bluegill was only 5.0 inches, some were sampled up to 10.5 inches. Other species sampled include; largemouth bass, tullibee, bowfin (dogfish), yellow and brown bullhead, white sucker and pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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