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St Peter CFP Lake

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 52007400

DNR records show 6 stocking entries at St Peter CFP Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2019 (183 fish).

St Peter CFP Lake has 6 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2016-2019): bluegill sunfish (3), black crappie (2), channel catfish (1).
The most-stocked species by count is bluegill sunfish: 711 fish on record.
Maximum depth 13 ft; surface area 2 acres, 2 littoral acres, 0.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, white crappie.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: May 17, 1992 (standard survey).
Nicollet County, nearest town Saint Peter; DNR lake number (DOW) 52007400.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2019	Black Crappie	adults	183	61.0
2018	Black Crappie	adults	99	33.0
2018	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	24	6.0
2017	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	210	70.0
2016	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	477	159.0
2016	Channel Catfish	adults	71	127.9

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 AND PARK AROUND POND; NO BOAT ACCESS

DNR fish survey, 1992

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	13.00	13	0.09
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	1.00	1	0.09
White sucker	Standard gill nets	1.00	1	2.12
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	1.00	1	0.03

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 time the St. Peter Mill Pond has been sampled. A scant fish population was netted, which suggests the stocked panfish are fully utilized. Management of this Kid's Fishing Pond over the years has consisted of stocking 300 lbs. of adult black crappie/bluegill annually. It may be appropriate to increase the stocking rate to sustain the fishery. Black crappie average 13.0/gillnet, with all the fish being 5.5-6.4 inches in length. Black crappie were dominated by age 3 fish with one 4 year old being netted. Other fish netted consisted of one each of bluegill, yellow perch and white sucker.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, May 17, 1992.

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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.

St Peter CFP Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1992

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