Hinz Lake
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73000500
Hinz Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Hinz Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 35 ft, mean depth 16 ft; surface area 15 acres, 6 littoral acres, 0.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Stearns County, nearest town Clearwater; DNR lake number (DOW) 73000500.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | - NONE |
DNR fish survey, 1983
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 59.25 | 237 | 0.14 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 29.75 | 119 | 0.28 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.50 | 22 | 0.10 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 5.25 | 21 | 0.55 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.25 | 17 | 0.16 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 2.50 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 14.00 | 28 | 0.52 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.50 | 13 | 2.15 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.09 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 6 | 0.22 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 0.50 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 2.80 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.15 |
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.
Northern pike abundance (6.5/gillnet) is average for this area. Six age classes were sampled, four of them showing slow growth. Age 6 fish are most abundant. Largemouth bass numbers are at least average (2.5/gillnet). Growth was below average and age 3 fish dominated of the three ages sampled. Bluegill numbers are high (59.3/trap net) for this area. Three age classes were sampled with ages 2 and 3 making up most of the catch. Black crappie abundance is also high (29.8/trap net). Age 3 fish dominated the three age classes sampled. Growth is good for both bluegills and crappies. The pumpkinseed (5.5/trap net), hybrid sunfish (4.3/trap net) and green sunfish (0.5/trap net) catches was about average for area lakes. Yellow perch numbers (2/gillnet) were below average for this area. Bowfin (0.8/trap net) and yellow bullheads (5.3/ trap net) have average abundance, while brown bullheads (0.3/trap net) have low abundance compared to their local median.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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