McColl Pond
Scott County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 70001700
DNR records show 11 stocking entries at McColl Pond since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2025 (200 fish).
- McColl Pond has 11 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): black crappie (5), channel catfish (4), bluegill sunfish (1), largemouth bass (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is channel catfish: 2,925 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 11 ft; surface area 23 acres, 22 littoral acres, 1.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Scott County, nearest town Savage; DNR lake number (DOW) 70001700.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Crappie | adults | 200 | 48.0 |
| 2025 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 100 | 25.0 |
| 2025 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 12 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Black Crappie | adults | 100 | 33.0 |
| 2023 | Black Crappie | adults | 100 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | Black Crappie | adults | 200 | 17.3 |
| 2021 | Black Crappie | adults | 111 | 37.0 |
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | fingerlings | 2,305 | 32.7 |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | fingerlings | 400 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | adults | 100 | 200.0 |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | adults | 120 | 216.2 |
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.
DNR fish survey, 2016
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 30.33 | 273 | 0.09 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.89 | 53 | 0.13 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.44 | 40 | 0.15 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 27 | 0.14 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 2.05 |
| Channel catfish | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 1.42 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 9.50 | 19 | 0.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 18 | 0.17 |
| Channel catfish | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 2.17 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.94 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.16 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.15 |
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.
McColl Pond is a 21-acre lake located in Savage, Minnesota and has a maximum depth of 11 feet. The lake has been protected from storm water runoff and has a restored aquatic and prairie buffer growing along the east side of the lake. Homes are present on the north and west sides of the lake. McColl Pond has been managed in the Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program since 2002 and has been stocked with adult Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and fingerling Channel Catfish historically. In recent years, Channel Catfish management has shifted to stocking adults into McColl Pond. An aeration system is available to aerate the lake during winters when oxygen levels are low. McColl Pond was last surveyed in 2010. Water clarity at the time of the 2016 survey was 4.50 feet. Two gillnets and nine trap nets were used in the 2016 Standard Lake Survey. Black Crappie abundance in gillnets was above the second quartile for Lake Class 40 at 9 fish per lift. This was a substantial increase from 0.50 Black Crappie per lift sampled in the 2010 survey. Black Crappie had been stocked into McColl Pond in May 2012 (30 individuals, 9.01 pounds, 3.33 fish per pound). Black Crappie were above median weight for Lake Class 40 at 0.17 pounds per individual in the 2016 survey and had a mean length of 6.54 inches. Three individual Black Crappie measured greater than 8.50 inches with the largest fish measuring 11.22 inches. In trap nets, Black Crappie abundance was above average for Lake Class 40 at 5.89 fish per lift, but average weight per individual was below the first quartile at 0.13 pounds. Black Crappie per trap net lift was up from 2.56 in the 2010 survey but average weight per individual was the same value (0.13 pounds). Black Crappie sampled in trap nets had a mean length of 6.24 inches with 41.5% of the individuals in the 5.50-5.99 inch range. Four individuals measured over 8.50 inches and the largest Black Crappie measured 11.18 inches. In the 2010 survey, only one Black Crappie sampled was greater than 8 inches. Bluegill abundance in gillnets was 9.5 fish per lift with an average weight of 0.12 pounds. In trap nets, Bluegill were sampled in numbers well above the mean for Lake Class 40, at 30.33 fish per lift, but below the first quartile in weight for this lake class at 0.09 pounds. Bluegill abundance had increased compared to the 2010 survey values (2 per lift in gillnets; 4.11 per lift in trap nets) but showed decreases in average weight down from 0.20 pounds in gillnets and 0.14 pounds in trap nets. Average length of Bluegill sampled in gillnets was 5.72 inches with 68%…
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