Long Lake (Kandiyohi County)
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34006600
DNR records show 16 stocking entries at Long Lake (Kandiyohi County) since 2016, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (2 fish).
- Long Lake (Kandiyohi County) has 16 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): walleye (16).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 89,593 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 46 ft; surface area 325 acres, 127 littoral acres, 6.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.7 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 3 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Kandiyohi County, nearest town New London; DNR lake number (DOW) 34006600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/28/1970 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | adults | 2 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 112 | 71.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 81,816 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 393 | 60.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 176 | 110.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 458 | 109.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | adults | 25 | 41.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | yearlings | 250 | 95.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 600 | 127.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 36 | 72.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 254 | 169.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 3,930 | 255.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | yearlings | 924 | 231.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 16 | 21.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | yearlings | 432 | 144.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 169 | 254.7 |
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.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Northwest corner of the west bay. Large access. DNR owned. - Large asphault parking lot with conrete ramp. |
| gravel ramp | TOW | Northeast corner of the lake. Small township access with limited parking. - Small township access |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 18.40 | 184 | 0.35 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.90 | 59 | 0.45 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.30 | 33 | 0.76 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.10 | 31 | 0.28 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.70 | 17 | 0.47 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.60 | 6 | 2.69 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.20 | 2 | 0.14 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.20 | 2 | 5.15 |
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.
A targeted survey was conducted on Long Lake during mid-May of 2025. Ten standard lake survey trapnets were set at historical stations to target Bluegill and Black Crappie. Special regulations for several Spicer Area lakes (Nest, Long, Diamond, George and Florida) including Long Lake entail reduced bag limits (i.e., 5 or 10 fish) for Bluegill. George is the only lake that has a Crappie special regulation (i.e., 5 fish) in the Spicer Area. A Bluegill bag limit of 10 fish was enacted for Long Lake in May of 2021. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (i.e., spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methodology (i.e., standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (i.e., lake survey gillnets, trapnets and possibly spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). Trapnet sampling of pre-spawn Bluegill during early/mid-May is preferred to summer (June-August) netting for regulation evaluation. Long is a small (286 acres) and low to moderately productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. The maximum depth is 46 feet. Residential development (110 homes/cabins, 2013 resurvey) has occurred around the entire lake except for some south shoreline areas. There are three resort/campgrounds located adjacent to Long Lake. Hardwoods and adjacent wetlands are the dominant cover types within the immediate watershed. Nutrient runoff is limited primarily to residential lawn runoff. The outlet connects to the Middle Fork Crow Reservoir. There are two public access sites adjacent to the lake. Emergent vegetation (i.e. water lilies, bulrush, cattails, and wild rice) is abundant in Long, especially in bay and south shoreline areas. Submergent vegetation (i.e. muskgrass, coontail, various pondweed species) is abundant in the lake. Shoalwater substrates are primarily sand, gravel, detritus, muck, and rubble. Water quality was good (total phosphorus=0.017 ppm and Chlorophyll-a=7.3 ppb) on May 18, 2025. Water clarity (secchi=11.0 feet) was excellent on May 13, 2025, for Long Lake. An experimental regulation was implemented for Bass (12-inch maximum size limit) in 1997 as part of a statewide research study. The DNR decided to change the Bass regulation in December 2005 to a DNR state toolbox regulation (a 12-inch maximum size limit with one Bass over 20 inches allowed). The new Bass regulation took effect on May 27, 2006. This regulation was monitored, and a…
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