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Springfield CFP Lake

Brown County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 08012800

DNR records show 11 stocking entries at Springfield CFP Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2025 (3 fish).

Springfield CFP Lake has 11 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2025): walleye (3), black crappie (2), bluegill sunfish (2), hybrid sunfish (1), and 3 more species.
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 494 fish on record.
Maximum depth 15 ft; surface area 3 acres, 3 littoral acres, 0.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: May 4, 1992 (standard survey).
Brown County, nearest town Springfield; DNR lake number (DOW) 08012800.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2025	Black Crappie	adults	3	2.0
2025	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	133	19.0
2025	Hybrid Sunfish	adults	28	4.0
2025	Northern Pike	adults	2	4.0
2025	Pumpkinseed Sunfish	adults	35	5.0
2021	Walleye	fingerlings	423	47.0
2018	Walleye	adults	35	58.0
2018	Walleye	adults	36	58.0
2017	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	150	50.0
2016	Black Crappie	adults	290	145.0
2016	Channel Catfish	adults	58	103.6

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
O	city	- CITY OWNED LAND ON SW SHORE

DNR fish survey, 1992

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	39.00	78	0.04
Orangespotted sunfish	Standard trap nets	15.50	31	0.04
White crappie	Standard trap nets	3.00	6	0.12
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	1.00	2	0.03
Channel catfish	Standard trap nets	1.00	2	8.50
Yellow perch	Standard trap nets	0.50	1	0.19
White crappie	Standard gill nets	2.00	2	0.10
Black bullhead	Standard gill nets	1.00	1	0.56

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.

STATUS OF THE FISHERY: This is the first population assessment done on Schwarzrock's Pit. Fish management in recent years has consisted of a spring stocking of large black bullheads or bluegill/crappie. Stocking amounts have varied between 1,000-2,000 pounds annually. Bluegill were most abundant, averaging 39.00/trap net, and are dominated by one year olds. Most of the bluegills sampled were small, with only one fish >5.4 inches. Growth is poor for bluegill, with four year olds averaging 4.8 inches. White crappie average 3.00/trap net and ranged in size from 5.5 to 7.4 inches. Two large channel catfish were netted. They probably were stocked by river anglers. Orangespotted sunfish, another river species, was also probably introduced by river anglers and averaged 15.50/trap net. Other species present in low numbers include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and black bullhead.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, May 4, 1992.

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Springfield CFP Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1992

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