Minnie Lake (Stearns County)
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73009900
Minnie Lake (Stearns County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Minnie Lake (Stearns County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 57 ft, mean depth 16 ft; surface area 27 acres, 9 littoral acres, 1.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Stearns County, nearest town Avon; DNR lake number (DOW) 73009900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 77.48 | 54 | 0.84 |
| Black crappie | Standard electrofishing | 15.78 | 11 | 0.30 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 8.50 | 51 | 0.10 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 14 | 0.30 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.50 | 9 | 0.16 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 14 | 3.52 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 8 | 0.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.21 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 2.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 6.67 | 20 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 2.67 | 8 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Minnie Lake is a small (25 acres) lake located about 3 miles southwest of the city of Avon. It has a maximum depth of 59 ft and good water quality with a Secchi reading of 9 ft and dissolved oxygen down to 17 ft. The aquatic plant community is diverse with 25 species of emergent/submersed plants being identified with some submersed plants growing to a maximum depth of 21 ft. Cattails, coontail, muskgrass (Chara spp.), and yellow water lily were the only species whose abundance was rated as common. No curled pondweed was found during the survey. There is no public access on Minnie Lake and this is the first survey since 1987. Largemouth bass were sampled by daytime electrofishing on May 26, 2010. Fifty-four largemouth bass were sampled in 42 minutes of electrofishing for a catch rate of 78/hr, which is two times the median average (36/hr) for lakes sampled during the day in the Montrose area. Largemouth bass ranged in length from 4 - 18 inches and averaged 9.5 inches and 0.8 lbs. Anglers can expect good fishing for smaller size largemouth bass with and occasional fish pushing 18 inches. The gill net catch of northern pike (7/gill net) was higher than the 1987 catch (3/gill net). Northern pike sampled during the survey ranged from 17 - 31 inches and averaged 25 inches and 3 � pounds. Fifty-seven percent of the northern pike sampled were longer than 24 inches in length and 20% were longer than 30 inches. Northern pike growth appears to be slightly faster than the statewide average with northern pike reaching 24 inches by age 4. Northern pike are not abundant, but the average size is good. The black crappie catch (2.3/trap net) was lower than 1987 (6.3/trap net), but the crappie were similar in size. Black crappie sampled during the survey ranged from 5 - 10 inches and averaged eight inches and 0.3 pounds. Growth of black crappie was similar to the statewide average taking 4 - 5 years to reach eight inches. Based on catches, the crappie population does not appear to be very abundant. Bluegill catch (8.8/trap net) was significantly lower than 1987 (41.7/trap net). Bluegills sampled during the survey ranged from 3 to 7 inches and averaged five inches and 0.1 pound. Growth of bluegill was similar to the statewide average taking five years to reach seven inches. Other species sampled during the survey included: banded killifish, blackchin shiner, hybrid sunfish, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, pumpkinseed sunfish, and yellow perch.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
All Minnesota stockings · every Minnesota lake with a page · state CSV · this lake on DNR LakeFinder
Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
Hear when the states we cover post stockings
One email a week in season: which waters in the states we cover were stocked, straight from the state agencies' own postings. No spam, no fishing-gear ads in the mail.
Free · double opt-in · unsubscribe anytime · we store only your email.