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Round Lake (Otter Tail County, DOW 56029700)

Otter Tail County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 56029700

DNR records show 6 stocking entries at Round Lake (Otter Tail County, DOW 56029700) since 2021, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2023 (350 fish).

Round Lake (Otter Tail County, DOW 56029700) has 6 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2021-2023): walleye (2), yellow perch (2), black crappie (1), bluegill sunfish (1).
The most-stocked species by count is yellow perch: 850 fish on record.
Maximum depth 24 ft; surface area 158 acres, 127 littoral acres, 2.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Most recent DNR fish survey: August 12, 1991 (standard survey).
Otter Tail County, nearest town Amor; DNR lake number (DOW) 56029700.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2023	Walleye¹	fingerlings	350	50.0
2023	Yellow Perch¹	adults	450	56.2
2021	Black Crappie¹	adults	200	40.0
2021	Bluegill Sunfish¹	adults	280	40.0
2021	Walleye¹	yearlings	400	20.0
2021	Yellow Perch¹	adults	400	40.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

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, 1991

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	114.80	574	0.15
Black bullhead	Standard trap nets	33.60	168	0.10
Hybrid sunfish	Standard trap nets	18.40	92	0.18
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	11.20	56	0.14
Brown bullhead	Standard trap nets	6.60	33	0.18
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	4.20	21	0.27
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	1.00	5	1.02
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	1.00	5	0.28
Black bullhead	Standard gill nets	11.00	22	0.09
Brown bullhead	Standard gill nets	5.50	11	0.18
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	1.50	3	0.20
White sucker	Standard gill nets	1.50	3	1.60
Hybrid sunfish	Standard gill nets	1.00	2	0.05
Walleye	Standard gill nets	0.50	1	1.20
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	0.50	1	0.10

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.

Round lake is in class 38 of the MN DNR lake classification system. Other area lakes included in this class are: Block, Buchanan, Elbow, and Sand. Northern pike were not represented in the gill net sample. Pike gill net CPUE in the 1975 survey was 2.5 per net. Black bullhead abundance declined from 118.0 per gill net lift in 1975 to 11.0 per net, which is within the normal range for this lake class. Bluegill abundance increased from 26.0 per trap net lift in 1975 to 114.8 per net, which exceeds the normal range. Bluegill recruitment appears to be consistent and growth is average compared to statewide means. Largemouth bass abundance declined from 7.2 per trap net lift in 1975 to 0.6 per net, which is within the normal range. The yellow perch catch rate in 1975 was 94.0 per gill net lift. Yellow perch were not sampled in gill nets during this survey. Walleye abundance declined from 3.5 per gill net lift in 1975 to 0.5 per net, which is well below the normal range. The average weight of individual walleye declined from 4.1 pounds in 1975 to 0.6 pounds. The walleye sampled in this survey are most likely the result of limited natural reproduction as no DNR stocking has occurred since 1948.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, August 12, 1991.

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Round Lake (Otter Tail County, DOW 56029700)

Stocking history

DNR fish survey, 1991

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