Little Mud

Meeker County, Minnesota — DOW #47009600

68 Surveys

Invasive Species Alert

Little Mud has confirmed populations of:

Eurasian watermilfoil

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37.37

Acres

42 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Rainbow Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-09-08	Standard gill nets	1.2	—	0.51 lb	7
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	1.70 lb	1
1979-09-06	Standard gill nets	2.5	—	—	5
1979-09-06	Standard trap nets	8.2	—	—	41
1973-09-24	Standard trap nets	4.3	—	1.01 lb	103
1993-09-07	Standard gill nets	9.3	—	0.62 lb	37
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	1.8	—	0.66 lb	16

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-09-08	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.1	1.10 lb	1
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	0.85 lb	2
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	5.5	—	—	22
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	0.45 lb	7
2009-07-20	Standard electrofishing	50.1	—	1.28 lb	31
2019-05-20	Standard electrofishing	36.9	—	2.17 lb	114
1993-09-07	Special trap nets	28.3	—	—	113
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	12.2 (above normal)	0.3 – 0.8	0.06 lb	110
1993-09-07	Standard gill nets	4.5 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.1	0.07 lb	18

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	17.0 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.15 lb	102
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	30.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.21 lb	370
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	1.0	—	—	4
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	2.6 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.23 lb	23
1983-09-01	Standard gill nets	30.0 (above normal)	1.9 – 18.0	—	60
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	209.0 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.11 lb	836
1989-09-28	Standard trap nets	75.5 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.04 lb	453
1993-09-07	Standard gill nets	16.8 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.32 lb	67
1993-09-07	Special trap nets	8.3	—	—	33
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	68.2 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.07 lb	614

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	108.5 (above normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.11 lb	651
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	12.8 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.14 lb	154
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	0.3	—	—	1
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.70 lb	1
1983-09-01	Standard gill nets	2.5 (below normal)	5.2 – 56.2	—	5
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	8.0 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.41 lb	32
1993-09-07	Standard gill nets	24.8 (normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.42 lb	99
1993-09-07	Special trap nets	124.3	—	—	497
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	8.0 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.21 lb	72

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.06 lb	10
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.06 lb	6
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	17.5	—	—	70
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	11.0	—	0.12 lb	99
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	1.0	—	0.20 lb	4
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.26 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	27.1 (normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.14 lb	325
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	6.0	—	0.12 lb	36
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	43.3	—	—	173
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	50.3 (normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.04 lb	453
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	202.8 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.07 lb	811
1983-09-01	Standard gill nets	9.5	—	—	19
1993-09-07	Special trap nets	0.8	—	0.06 lb	3
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	3.3 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.08 lb	30

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.5	1.70 lb	1

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	18.3	—	0.08 lb	110
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	1.1 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.06 lb	13
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	5.0	—	—	20
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	8.6 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.11 lb	77
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	1.5 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.12 lb	6

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	2.20 lb	1
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	2.00 lb	1

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1984-10-01	Standard gill nets	4.2 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.40 lb	25
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	8.8 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.18 lb	35
1983-09-01	Standard gill nets	11.0 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	—	22

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1979-09-06	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 2.0	—	3
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.03 lb	1
2009-07-20	1/4-in trap nets	0.5	—	—	2
1983-09-01	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.25 lb	2
1993-09-07	Standard trap nets	1.4 (normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.10 lb	13
1993-09-07	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.08 lb	2
1993-09-07	Special trap nets	4.3	—	0.08 lb	17

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2009-07-20	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.28 lb	1

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Nearby Marinas

Dassel - Cokato Marine

Dassel, MN

(651) 226-6026

★ 5

EZ Dock & Lift LLC

Dassel, MN

(320) 296-2623

★ 3.4

Legion Memorial Park

Litchfield, MN

(320) 693-7201

★ 4.7

Porta-Dock Inc

Dassel, MN

(800) 783-7070

★ 4.5

A-1 Marine, Inc.

Annandale, MN

(320) 274-8227

★ 4.4

Anchor Dock & Lift

Annandale, MN

(320) 274-6500

★ 4.9

Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Pumpkinseed Rainbow Trout

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.

Little Mud

Invasive Species Alert

DNR Fish Surveys

Rainbow Trout

Largemouth Bass

Black Crappie

Black Bullhead

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

Walleye

Pumpkinseed

White Sucker

Yellow Perch

Green Sunfish

Golden Shiner

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Cedar Mills Outfitters

Litchfield Outpost

The Bait Stop LLC

Albion Acres Bait

Clear Waters Outfitting Company

Crow River Custom Rods

Dunham's Sports

Frozen Flights Outfitters,LLC

Nearby Marinas

Dassel - Cokato Marine

EZ Dock & Lift LLC

Legion Memorial Park

Porta-Dock Inc

A-1 Marine, Inc.

Anchor Dock & Lift

Fish Species

Other Lakes in Meeker County

Arvilla

Betty

Big Swan

Clear

Dunns

Erie

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