Child LAKE

Child LAKE Woodrow, MN 56452 46.945627, -94.345747

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Lake Characteristics

Lake Area (acres): 285.04 Littoral Area (acres): 158 Maximum Depth (ft): 29 Water Clarity (ft): 12.0 (11-13)

Fish Sampled for the 2013 Survey Year

Species	Gear Used	Number of fish per net		Average Fish Weight (lbs)	Normal Range(lbs)
		Caught	Normal Range
Black Crappie	Gill net	0.33	0.6 - 3.5	0.49	0.2 - 0.5
Bluegill	Trap net	7.44	6.1 - 46.6	0.21	0.1 - 0.3
	Gill net	3.17	N/A	0.36	N/A
Bowfin (dogfish)	Trap net	1.67	0.4 - 1.3	3.74	2.9 - 4.9
Brown Bullhead	Trap net	0.11	0.4 - 2.1	0.73	0.6 - 1.1
	Gill net	0.33	0.5 - 2.5	1.05	0.6 - 1.0
Hybrid Sunfish	Trap net	0.11	N/A	0.37	N/A
Largemouth Bass	Trap net	0.22	0.3 - 1.3	1.37	0.2 - 0.7
	Gill net	0.17	0.3 - 1.7	0.48	0.6 - 1.2
Northern Pike	Trap net	0.44	N/A	1.37	N/A
	Gill net	17.00	3.5 - 10.5	1.92	1.6 - 2.9
Pumpkinseed	Trap net	1.22	2.0 - 8.5	0.11	0.1 - 0.2
	Gill net	1.33	N/A	0.18	N/A
Rock Bass	Trap net	0.33	0.5 - 1.8	0.26	0.2 - 0.5
	Gill net	0.17	0.3 - 1.9	0.55	0.2 - 0.5
Tullibee (cisco)	Gill net	0.17	0.5 - 4.8	1.81	0.7 - 1.9
Walleye	Gill net	0.67	1.3 - 5.0	1.68	1.3 - 2.5
White Sucker	Gill net	0.67	0.5 - 2.7	3.11	1.8 - 2.5
Yellow Bullhead	Trap net	2.00	1.3 - 9.8	0.64	0.5 - 0.8
	Gill net	3.00	1.0 - 10.5	0.37	0.4 - 0.8
Yellow Perch	Trap net	0.11	0.5 - 3.3	0.10	0.1 - 0.2
	Gill net	7.50	3.4 - 43.6	0.18	0.1 - 0.2

Length of Selected Species (Trapnet, Gillnet) Sampled for the 2013 Survey Year

Species	Number of fish caught in each category (inches)
	0-5	6-8	9-11	12-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30+	Total
black crappie	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
bluegill	27	58	1	0	0	0	0	0	86
bowfin (dogfish)	0	0	0	0	5	6	4	0	15
brown bullhead	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
hybrid sunfish	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
largemouth bass	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
northern pike	0	0	0	4	65	25	8	4	106
pumpkinseed	13	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
rock bass	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
tullibee (cisco)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
walleye	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4
white sucker	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4
yellow bullhead	4	8	21	3	0	0	0	0	36
yellow perch	9	33	4	0	0	0	0	0	46

Fish Stocking Activity

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2008	Muskellunge	fingerlings	98	9.8
2007	Muskellunge*	fingerlings	100	33.3

Stocking Fish Sizes
Fry - Newly hatched fish that are ready to be stocked usually called "swim-ups". Walleye fry are 1/3 of an inch or around 8 mm.
Fingerling - Fingerlings are one to six months old and can range from a size of one to twelve inches depending on the species. Walleye fingerlings range from three to eight inches each fall.
Yearling - Yearling fish are at least one year old. A one-year-old fish can range from three to twenty inches depending on the species. Walleye yearlings average from six to twelve inches.
Adult - Adult fish are fish that have reached maturity. Depending on the species, maturity can be reached at two years of age. Walleye reach maturity between the ages of four and six years.

Child Lake is a 285-acre lake located near Longville, MN. The lake has 4.56 miles of shoreline with a maximum depth of 29 feet. There is a user-developed earthen access on state-owned land on the south shore off Cass County Highway 5. Child Lake is also accessible from Woman Lake through the Boy River. ) has classified Minnesota lakes into 43 different classes based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Child Lake is in Lake Class 31; lakes in this class are generally clear, productive, and moderate depth. Child Lake is primarily managed for Northern Pike, Bluegill,Longear Sunfish (1) Black Crappie, and Largemouth Bass, and secondarily for Muskellunge, Walleye, Tullibee (Cisco), and Yellow Perch. A 24- to 36-inch protected slot regulation on Northern Pike was implemented in 2003 with the objective of increasing size structure.


Northern pike were highly abundant compared to other Class 31 lakes. Northern Pike mean length was 20 inches and fish up to 34 inches were sampled. A large portion of the Northern Pike population consisted of fish from the 2010 and 2011 year classes. These fish should be available for harvest the next few years. Bluegill were not abundant when compared to similar lakes. Bluegill mean length was 6 inches and fish up to 9 inches long were captured. Low densities and large size structure should present quality angling opportunities for the foreseeable future. Yellow Perch were similar in abundance to past years, but size structure was larger than past years. Fish averaged 7 inches long and individuals up to 10 inches in length were sampled. Low density populations exist for Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, and Walleye.


Other species sampled were Bowfin (dogfish), Brown Bullhead, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Tullibee (Cisco), White Sucker, And Yellow Bullhead.


People can have significant impacts on lakes and the fish populations they support. Harvest, lakeshore development, removal of shoreline vegetation, and introductions of invasive species can all adversely affect fish populations. Currently the aquatic invasive species (AIS) that have been identified in Child Lake are the rusty crayfish and purple loosestrife.

other close lake are Women Lake