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Stump Lake (Stearns County)

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73009100

Stump Lake (Stearns County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

Depth map

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Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/7/1976 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

DNR fish survey, 1984

SpeciesGearCatch per netTotal catchAvg lb
Yellow bullheadStandard gill nets18.33550.36
Northern pikeStandard gill nets14.33433.18
Black crappieStandard gill nets13.33400.17
Black bullheadStandard gill nets7.67230.59
Yellow perchStandard gill nets4.67140.11
PumpkinseedStandard gill nets1.6750.20
Brown bullheadStandard gill nets0.6720.60
Hybrid sunfishStandard gill nets0.3310.10
BluegillStandard trap nets11.00440.15
PumpkinseedStandard trap nets9.50380.18
Yellow bullheadStandard trap nets6.00240.38
Brown bullheadStandard trap nets3.50140.64
Black crappieStandard trap nets3.00120.23
Yellow perchStandard trap nets1.5060.25
Northern pikeStandard trap nets0.7531.53
Black bullheadStandard trap nets0.2510.60

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.

Northern Pike were abundant, with an average of 14.3/ gill net, which was more than twice the local average. Eighty percent of the Northern Pike were age 3 and 4 and growth was good. Bluegill numbers, at 11.0/ trap net, were low compared with the local median, but average compared with the statewide median. Ages 1-8 were sampled but growth rates are erratic, especially in older fish, probably due to winterkill tendencies. Black Crappies were present in average numbers compared with state and local medians at 3.0/trap net. Ages 1-4 were sampled and growth was good. Yellow Perch abundance is about one-half the local median at 4.7/gillnet. Yellow Bullhead (6.0/trap net) and Brown Bullhead (3.5/trap net) numbers were near their respective medians while Black Bullhead numbers (0.3/trap net) were low. This was unusual for an occasional winterkill lake. It seems to indicate that most kills are only partial and probably only affect sunfishes and other sensitive species.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .

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

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