Hinds Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29024900
Hinds Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Hinds Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 36 ft, mean depth 16 ft; surface area 305 acres, 221 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 12.4 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Park Rapids; DNR lake number (DOW) 29024900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | county | County owned public access located on the northeast shore of the lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 53.63 | 69 | 1.41 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 1.55 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 31.33 | 282 | 0.16 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.22 | 56 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 54 | 0.56 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 5.00 | 45 | 0.29 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.28 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 0.51 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 4.94 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 1.48 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 18.50 | 111 | 2.45 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 13.50 | 81 | 0.13 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.33 | 26 | 0.47 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 9 | 0.37 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.21 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.26 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 2.37 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.09 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Hinds Lake is located five miles south of Park Rapids in southern Hubbard County. Hinds has a surface area of 305 acres and a maximum depth of 36 feet. A county owned public access is located on the northeast shore of the lake off Blue Spruce Road. Hinds provides angling opportunities for Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass and panfish. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Hinds is in class 31. Class 31 lakes generally have very hard water and are regularly shaped. Other class 31 lakes in the work area include: Duck, Eighth Crow Wing, Evergreen, Fifth Crow Wing, Hattie, Lower Twin, Second Crow Wing, Seventh Crow Wing, Shingobee, Sixth Crow Wing, and Tripp. Northern Pike abundance was high, in line with the past two surveys. Anglers will find northerns spread out from 14 - 32 inches in length. Northern Pike sampled had an average length of 21.7 inches and weighed 1.9 pounds. Largemouth Bass were sampled in good numbers again in 2022. They had an average length of 13 inches, with the longest sampled at 18.3 inches. Smallmouth Bass were first sampled by the DNR in 2017, and two were again sampled in 2022 both around 17 inches in length. Hinds supports a Black Crappie population and angling for them is popular year-round. Only a few crappies were sampled in this survey, with the largest at 10.4 inches. Hinds also provides good fishing for Bluegill and Pumpkinseed; with most fish under 8 inches. Currently, no Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) have been identified in Hinds Lake. To avoid spreading AIS, lake users are required to remove all aquatic plants or animals from their watercraft and drain all water from their boat before leaving the access.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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