Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 22, 2009
Species recorded at Little Trout Lake
11 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 Trout Lake
No stocking record for Little Trout 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.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 22, 2009 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Little Trout Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Trout Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2009-06-22 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 2009-06-22 (Standard Survey)
17 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 36.59 | 3–8 in 2009-06-22 | 0.18 lb |
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 18.25 | 7–17 in 2009-06-22 | 0.61 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 4.67 | 3–8 in 2009-06-22 | 0.27 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 4.58 | 5–8 in 2009-06-22 | 0.22 lb |
| Rock Bass | 2.86 | 3–9 in 2009-06-22 | 0.19 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 1.92 | 5–13 in 2009-06-22 | 0.34 lb |
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
Tullibee (Cisco)
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
From the 2009-06-22 survey
Little Trout Lake is a 74 acre lake located 15 miles north of Grand Rapids. The lake is part of the Wabana chain of lakes and is in ecological lake class 28. Lakes in this class are small, deep and clear with relatively hard water. Other area lakes in this class include Nashwauk, Napoleon and Gale Lakes. Tullibee were…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Little Trout Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — Little TroutFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Little Trout Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 22, 2009 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Little Trout Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 11 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 Trout Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Little Trout Lake is dated June 22, 2009. 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 Trout Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Little Trout 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 Trout Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Trout Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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