Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 22, 2024
Species recorded at Dutch Lake
13 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 Dutch Lake
No stocking record for Dutch 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 July 22, 2024 caught 0.33 walleye per gill net at Dutch Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dutch Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
9 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2024-07-22 (Standard Survey).
9 surveys on file · most recent 2024-07-22 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 30.54 | 2–8 in 2024-07-22 | 0.21 lb |
| Black Crappie | 11.36 | 6–10 in 2024-07-22 | 0.23 lb |
| Black Bullhead | 4.99 | 9–12 in 2024-07-22 | 0.64 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 4.73 | 9–16 in 2024-07-22 | 1.29 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 3.48 | 6–13 in 2024-07-22 | 0.67 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.17 | 16–34 in 2024-07-22 | 3.32 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
Black Crappie
Black Bullhead
Largemouth Bass
From the 2024-07-22 survey
Dutch Lake is a 172-acre lake with a maximum depth of 45 feet. Dutch is located north of the City of Mound, in southwest Hennepin County. Public access is provided by a city-owned boat ramp located on the southeast side of the lake. Dutch is primarily managed for Northern Pike, Bluegill, and Black Crappie, and also…
Common questions
What fish are in Dutch Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 22, 2024 caught 0.33 walleye per gill net at Dutch Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 13 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 Dutch Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Dutch Lake is dated July 22, 2024. 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 Dutch Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Dutch 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 Dutch Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dutch Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. 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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