Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 15, 2025
Species recorded at Hiawatha Lake
12 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 Hiawatha Lake
No stocking record for Hiawatha 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 15, 2025 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Hiawatha Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hiawatha Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
7 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2025-07-15 (Standard Survey).
7 surveys on file · most recent 2025-07-15 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 76.96 | 4–9 in 2025-07-15 | 0.18 lb |
| Bluegill | 8.08 | 2–7 in 2025-07-15 | 0.13 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 6.65 | 4–9 in 2025-07-15 | 0.13 lb |
| Black Crappie | 4.69 | 4–11 in 2025-07-15 | 0.18 lb |
| Northern Pike | 4.34 | 16–27 in 2025-07-15 | 1.89 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 3.77 | 2–5 in 2025-07-15 | 0.07 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.
Black Bullhead
Bluegill
Yellow Perch
Black Crappie
From the 2025-07-15 survey
Hiawatha is small, 53-acre lake, located in South Minneapolis. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 33 feet, and about half the lake is 15 feet deep or less. Minnehaha Creek flows through Lake Hiawatha, with the steam's inflow and out flow along the southern shore of the lake. Minneapolis city park land surrounds the…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Hiawatha Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — HiawathaFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Hiawatha Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 15, 2025 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Hiawatha Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 12 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 Hiawatha Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Hiawatha Lake is dated July 15, 2025. 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 Hiawatha Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hiawatha Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is improving. 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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