Carnelian Lake
MN · Stearns
- Stocked
- 173 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 3.1 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 173 acres
- Shoreline
- 3.1 miles of shoreline
- County
- Stearns County
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Species
- Black Crappie
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crappie | 4000 | adults | 2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Crappie
Rod: Light or ultralight rod, 4.5 to 8 feet or longer. Longer rods are gentler on their soft mouths.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament; 6 lb is a good default.
Baits: small minnows, waxworms, pieces of nightcrawler
Lures: 1/32 to 1/8 oz jigs with small plastic bodies, small spinners and spinnerbaits, small crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.