Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 12, 2017
Species recorded at Parkers Lake
9 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 Parkers Lake
No stocking record for Parkers 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.
Getting on the water
1 public boat landing is recorded on Parkers Lake. Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 12, 2017 caught 23.83 northern pike per gill net at Parkers Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Parkers Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. 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: 2017-06-12 (Standard Survey).
7 surveys on file · most recent 2017-06-12 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 422.88 | 7–19 in 2017-06-12 | 1.18 lb |
| Bluegill | 70.82 | 2–7 in 2017-06-12 | 0.15 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 9.90 | 11–13 in 2017-06-12 | 0.58 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 8.30 | 4 in 2017-06-12 | 0.08 lb |
| Black Crappie | 8.11 | 3–9 in 2017-06-12 | 0.2 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 7.07 | 6–12 in 2017-06-12 | 0.69 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.
Largemouth Bass
Bluegill
Brown Bullhead
Green Sunfish
From the 2017-06-12 survey
Parkers Lake is a 100-acre lake with a maximum depth of 37 feet, located in central Hennepin County, in the city of Plymouth. Parkers Lake is primarily managed for Largemouth Bass, but also supports catchable populations of Bluegill and Northern Pike. A Standard Survey (trap nets and gill nets) was conducted on…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Parkers Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ParkersFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — ParkersPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Parkers Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 12, 2017 caught 23.83 northern pike per gill net at Parkers Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 9 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 Parkers Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Parkers Lake is dated June 12, 2017. 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 Parkers Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Parkers 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 Parkers Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Parkers Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. 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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