Little Rock

Benton County, Minnesota — DOW #05001300

148 Surveys

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1,310.66

Acres

17 ft

Max Depth

8 ft

Mean Depth

Fish Species

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DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Little Rock. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.7 (below normal)	1.3 – 78.1	0.73 lb	7
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	24.2	—	—	242
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	86.4 (above normal)	1.3 – 78.1	0.17 lb	605
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	159.2 (above normal)	4.6 – 83.0	0.32 lb	796
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.4 (below normal)	1.3 – 78.1	0.47 lb	4
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	4.6 (below normal)	4.6 – 83.0	0.62 lb	55

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	0.33 lb	3
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	234.9	—	—	265
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	102.4	—	—	1843
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	18.1	—	0.02 lb	307
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	13.5	—	0.11 lb	135
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	0.17 lb	3
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	2.0 (below normal)	3.0 – 22.5	0.48 lb	10
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.6	0.25 lb	2
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	4.4 (normal)	3.0 – 22.5	0.21 lb	53
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	1.1	—	0.18 lb	23

SLR

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	2.6	—	4.82 lb	26
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1.10 lb	1
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	2.9	—	—	57

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	4.4	—	1.02 lb	5
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	3.30 lb	5
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	2.4	—	3.26 lb	43
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	10.2	—	2.30 lb	173
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	8.8	—	2.69 lb	88
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	1.2 – 7.8	0.90 lb	2
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.6	—	1.02 lb	4
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	1.2 – 7.8	3.18 lb	24
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	3.73 lb	3
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	4.5	—	2.76 lb	91

Channel Catfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	1.8	—	3.00 lb	2
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	4.75 lb	5
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.1	—	4.38 lb	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	2.95 lb	1
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	1.75 lb	2
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.9	—	3.16 lb	18

White Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 15.9	0.39 lb	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	0.31 lb	1
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	6.1 (normal)	0.8 – 11.0	0.24 lb	73
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	8.9 (normal)	0.5 – 15.9	0.23 lb	89

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.5 – 4.1	0.68 lb	8
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.3	—	—	5
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	7.8	—	—	78
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 3.6	1.10 lb	1
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 4.1	0.62 lb	5
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.1	0.65 lb	4
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	3

Smallmouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	1.8	—	0.19 lb	2
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	2.88 lb	1
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	0.61 lb	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.5	—	1.55 lb	5

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	3.5 (normal)	0.7 – 5.1	7.59 lb	35
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.3	—	0.05 lb	6
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	2.9	—	—	50
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	9.6	—	—	96
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	4.7 (normal)	0.7 – 5.1	4.90 lb	33
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	0.5 – 9.1	6.84 lb	30
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.7 – 5.1	4.44 lb	10
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	2.8	—	—	56

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	16.0	—	0.72 lb	18
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.3 – 1.7	1.90 lb	10
2013-09-25	Fall electrofishing	163.6	—	0.10 lb	168
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	1.5	—	0.91 lb	27
2022-04-11	Fall electrofishing	34.6	—	0.35 lb	37
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	1.1	—	0.98 lb	18
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.4	—	2.28 lb	4
2015-09-16	Fall electrofishing	101.8	—	0.06 lb	46
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	3.2 – 15.3	4.65 lb	2
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	4.4 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.7	0.60 lb	31
2017-08-28	Fall electrofishing	107.0	—	0.28 lb	107
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	2.7 (below normal)	3.2 – 15.3	1.24 lb	32
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.3 – 1.7	1.15 lb	10
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.7	—	1.37 lb	13

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	16.8	—	0.43 lb	19
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.1 – 0.8	3.00 lb	3
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	1.1	—	2.67 lb	20
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	2.8	—	0.49 lb	48
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	11.8	—	1.57 lb	118
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.1 (normal)	0.1 – 0.8	1.00 lb	1
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	1.5	—	2.19 lb	30

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	26.6	—	0.15 lb	30
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	2.6 (normal)	1.0 – 14.9	0.36 lb	26
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	15.2	—	0.28 lb	274
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	25.9	—	0.22 lb	441
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	10.6	—	0.22 lb	106
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	4.3 (normal)	1.0 – 14.9	0.43 lb	30
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	1.0 – 14.9	0.30 lb	22
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	3.5	—	0.39 lb	69

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	76.2	—	0.02 lb	86
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	11.4 (normal)	1.0 – 12.3	0.32 lb	114
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	52.4	—	0.16 lb	943
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	16.7	—	0.47 lb	284
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	30.3	—	0.19 lb	303
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.8 – 11.1	0.70 lb	2
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	1.3 (normal)	0.8 – 11.1	0.27 lb	15
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	1.0 – 12.3	0.24 lb	18
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	3.5	—	0.69 lb	71

Shorthead Redhorse

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.7 – 2.1	2.49 lb	1
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	0.7 – 2.1	1.99 lb	16
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	1.6	—	—	31

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Special electrofishing	2.7	—	3

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.1 – 0.7	5.34 lb	5
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.7	—	—	11
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	5.0	—	—	50
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	0.2 (normal)	0.1 – 1.0	6.00 lb	2
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.1 – 0.7	5.24 lb	5
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.6	—	—	12

BIB

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	5.1 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.5	4.35 lb	51
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	13.2	—	—	225
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	4.4	—	—	44
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	3

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2008-09-08	Standard trap nets	6.1 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.3	1.97 lb	61
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	3.6	—	—	64
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	6.7	—	—	114
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	19.0	—	—	190
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	2.6 (normal)	0.8 – 5.9	1.54 lb	13
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.3	1.98 lb	4
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	14.3 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.9	1.58 lb	172
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.3	1.46 lb	5
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	5.2	—	—	104

Rock Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.3	—	0.05 lb	6
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.6	—	—	10

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	0.19 lb	2
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.1	—	0.26 lb	1
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.4 – 4.5	0.50 lb	1

Common Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	0.1	—	0.10 lb	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2016-03-14	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	1.1	—	0.50 lb	8

Trout-Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2022-04-11	Special trap nets	0.3	—	5
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	1

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	1

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2007-04-15	Special trap nets	1.3	—	—	13
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.4 – 9.8	0.40 lb	1
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.6 – 7.7	0.70 lb	3
1990-07-16	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.6 – 7.7	1.10 lb	1
2019-04-15	Special trap nets	0.1	—	—	1

Burbot

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.80 lb	1

GRR

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	2.10 lb	1
1974-06-24	Standard trap nets	1.3	—	1.91 lb	9

LKW

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1974-06-24	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	1.00 lb	1

SAB

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1990-07-16	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	2.48 lb	5

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Nearby Marinas

Docks on 10

St Cloud, MN

(320) 630-3377

★ 3

Minnesota Dock Systems

St Cloud, MN

(320) 333-3640

Wilson Park

St Cloud, MN

(320) 650-3055

★ 4.5

Wilson Park Public Water

St Cloud, MN

★ 4.8

BK's Dock's

Cold Spring, MN

(612) 597-3914

★ 5

Boater's Dream, LLC

Little Falls, MN

(320) 632-8152

★ 3.9

Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Little Rock. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Bigmouth Buffalo Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Brown Bullhead Channel Catfish Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Rock Bass Shorthead Redhorse Silver Redhorse Smallmouth Bass Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

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Little Rock

Invasive Species Alert

DNR Fish Surveys

Black Bullhead

Yellow Perch

SLR

Northern Pike

Channel Catfish

White Crappie

Yellow Bullhead

Smallmouth Bass

Common Carp

Walleye

Largemouth Bass

Bluegill

Black Crappie

Shorthead Redhorse

Green Sunfish

Bowfin

BIB

White Sucker

Rock Bass

Pumpkinseed

Common Shiner

Hybrid Sunfish

Trout-Perch

Golden Shiner

Brown Bullhead

Burbot

GRR

LKW

SAB

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Stop Light Bait

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Da Fishin Hole

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Nearby Marinas

Docks on 10

Minnesota Dock Systems

Wilson Park

Wilson Park Public Water

BK's Dock's

Boater's Dream, LLC

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