Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 17, 2016
Species recorded at Little Rabbit Lake
19 species on the Minnesota DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.
Stocking at Little Rabbit Lake
No stocking record for Little Rabbit Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Getting on the water
2 public boat landings are recorded on Little Rabbit Lake. Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Targeted Survey on August 17, 2016 caught 18.54 largemouth bass per hour of electrofishing at Little Rabbit Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 6–18 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Rabbit Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
4 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2016-08-17 (Targeted Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2016-08-17 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 24.21 | 3–9 in 2016-07-11 | 0.25 lb |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 22.44 | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 11.10 | 6–18 in 2016-07-11 | 0.88 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 8.89 |
CPUE = catch per unit effort, fish caught per net per set in a standardised survey. It measures abundance, not size, and is not a weekly bite report.
Length Distributions
Number of fish caught at each inch class in the most recent survey that recorded lengths. Red dashed line marks an approximate trophy threshold for that species.
Bluegill
Largemouth Bass
From the 2016-08-17 survey
Little Rabbit Lake is a 172 acre lake located near Riverton in Crow Wing County. Little Rabbit is part of the Mississippi River-Brainerd watershed. The lake has a maximum depth of 30'. A nearshore survey was conducted to assess the populations of both game and non-game fish species. Ten 100' long sampling stations…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Little Rabbit Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — Little RabbitFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — Little RabbitPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Little Rabbit Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Targeted Survey on August 17, 2016 caught 18.54 largemouth bass per hour of electrofishing at Little Rabbit Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 6–18 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 19 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Little Rabbit Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Little Rabbit Lake is dated August 17, 2016. Survey intervals vary by lake and by species; a gap of several years between surveys is normal and does not mean the record is missing.
Is Little Rabbit Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Little Rabbit Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Little Rabbit Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Rabbit Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
Water-quality readings are not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Minnesota waters comes from MDH, and it is issued per species and per size class: a lake with clear, low-nutrient water can still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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