Redwood Lake
Redwood County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 64005800
DNR records show 1 stocking entry at Redwood Lake since 2023, most recently walleye fry in 2023 (34,393 fish).
- Redwood Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2023-2023): walleye (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 34,393 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 21 ft, mean depth 8 ft; surface area 56 acres, 47 littoral acres, 2.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, golden redhorse, green sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, silver redhorse, walleye, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Redwood County, nearest town Redwood Falls; DNR lake number (DOW) 64005800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 34,393 | 0.3 |
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 | city | Access in city park at the north end of the reservoir. |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel catfish | Standard gill nets | 10.50 | 21 | 1.98 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 5.50 | 11 | 0.19 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 10 | 2.91 |
| Silver redhorse | Standard gill nets | 4.50 | 9 | 1.29 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.85 |
| Golden redhorse | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.90 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 1.22 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 4.77 |
| Silver redhorse | Standard trap nets | 9.50 | 57 | 1.82 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.50 | 21 | 0.17 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 7 | 3.17 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.20 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.15 |
| Orangespotted sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 7.03 |
| Channel catfish | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 2.27 |
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.
Redwood is a small reservoir (56 acres) located at the City of Redwood Falls in Redwood County. The Redwood River flows through the impoundment and outlets over a large cement dam structure. A city-owned access with paved parking and a single cement boat ramp is present on the north shore at Perks Park. The city park offers a good amount of shore fishing and a fishing pier is planned for construction in 2024. Redwood Reservoir has approximately three miles of shoreline. The maximum depth is now twenty-one feet, following completion of a multi-year dredging project in 2022. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) has divided Minnesota's lakes into 44 different classes based on physical and chemical characteristics. Redwood Reservoir is a class 40 lake and there are no similar waterbodies in the Hutchinson Fisheries Management Area. Redwood Reservoir's 2023 lake management plan listed Walleye as the primary management species, while Black Crappie and Channel Catfish were recorded as secondary species. The Redwood Reservoir suffered from partial winterkills in the past due to its shallowness, but frequency and severity of winterkill should decrease with the large volume of water now present. A more stable fish community and increased angling opportunity is now expected at Redwood Reservoir following the dredging project. The reservoir was netted in 2023 to observe the immediate response from the fish community following the dredging. Moderate numbers of Walleye were netted, and size was large. Fish averaged 20 inches in length. The maximum length of gill netted Walleye was 23.7 inches, but trap nets sampled fish up to 26.6 inches. A one-time stocking of Walleye fry was completed in 2023, to further enhance the fish population. High numbers of Channel Catfish were netted, with fish averaging 17 inches in length. The longest catfish sampled was almost 25 inches. Channel Catfish were the most abundant fish sampled in the 2023 gill nets. Low numbers of Black Crappie were trap netted in 2023, and average size was small (6.4 inches in length). Maximum crappie length was 9.1 inches. Low numbers of Northern Pike were gill netted this year with fish averaging 20 inches in length. The longest pike captured was 20.5 inches. Northern Pike regulations were revised at a statewide level beginning in 2018 to better accommodate regional differences in pike habitats, population abundances and size structures. Three management zones were established for Northern Pike, with their own bag limit and length limit restrictions. In the southern zone, where Redwood…
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