Rice Lake (Cass County)
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11016200
Rice Lake (Cass County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Rice Lake (Cass County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 30 ft; surface area 270 acres, 193 littoral acres, 4.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Inguadona; DNR lake number (DOW) 11016200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | - VIA BOY RIVER FROM LAKE INQUADONA |
DNR fish survey, 1990
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 15.75 | 63 | 0.57 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 14.50 | 58 | 0.14 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 12.75 | 51 | 0.49 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 7.50 | 30 | 1.45 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 6.50 | 26 | 0.20 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 3.75 | 15 | 0.43 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 3.25 | 13 | 0.23 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.25 | 5 | 1.60 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 10.50 | 63 | 0.18 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 8.33 | 50 | 0.19 |
| Greater redhorse | Standard trap nets | 3.17 | 19 | 2.77 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.70 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.58 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 1.13 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.70 |
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.
Rice Lake consists of two basins of approximately equal size; maximum depths in each basin are 6 feet and 30 feet.The northern pike gillnet catch was 7.5. Most of the fish sampled were less than 20 inches long. Their growth rate approximates the statewide average growth rate.Gillnet catches of bullheads (3 species) are fairly high. Most of the fish sampled ranged in length from 8 to 12 inches.The bluegill trapnet catch is lower than what occurs in most area lakes. Quality indices are good (PSD = 38; RSD-7 = 17; RSD-8 = 8). The growth rate for bluegill is fast for this area (4 year old fish averages 6.25 inches long).Presumably, due to the types of sampling gear used, few largemouth bass or black crappie were sampled. Night electrofishing should be conducted to better assess those populations.Walleye are present, probably due to the fact that the Boy River flows through Rice Lake.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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