Hope Lake
Meeker County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 47018300
Hope Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Hope Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 10 ft; surface area 274 acres, 274 littoral acres, 3.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Meeker County, nearest town Grove City; DNR lake number (DOW) 47018300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/2/1977 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| CA | county | - Undeveloped; carry-in; access at he NE end of the lake; off CTY ROAD 23. |
DNR fish survey, 2004
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathead minnow | Survey seining | 105.00 | 315 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 82.33 | 247 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Survey seining | 5.33 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Common carp | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 89.25 | 357 | 0.28 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 47.75 | 191 | 0.11 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.25 | 37 | 3.71 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 16 | 0.20 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 4 | 1.06 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 2.80 |
| Green sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.32 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 50.00 | 450 | 0.08 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 3.78 | 34 | 0.30 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 27 | 4.52 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 2.56 | 23 | 3.89 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.44 | 22 | 0.18 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.44 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.44 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 1.34 |
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.
Gill nets, trap nets and shoreline seining were used to sample the Hope Lake fish population during the 2004 summer. Aquatic plant sampling and water quality monitoring were also conducted. Hope Lake has a history of winterkill, and fish population levels can fluctuate greatly depending on the frequency and severity of this phenomenon. There is no developed public access at Hope Lake. Hope Lake is shallow and very fertile. Submergent vegetation would be considered rare in this lake, but quality patches of emergent bullrush and cattail still exist. The lake's watershed is dominated by row crops and much of the shoreline and island remain undeveloped. High numbers of yellow perch were gill netted in 2004. Yellow perch were 5.3-11.3 inches long averaging 8.6 inches. An impressive 69% of the sample was at least 8 inches and 17% reached the 10 inch mark. Most of the perch were from the strong 2001 year class. High numbers of northern pike were also gill netted. Northern pike were 19.5-30.5 inches long averaging 24.5 inches. The last time this lake was netted (1991), a handful of small bluegill and small yellow perch were all the gamemfish the lake had to offer anglers. Hopefully the present population will provide some angling opportunity before the next winterkill occurs. Black bullhead, which have dominated past nettings, were only sampled in moderate numbers in 2004. Trap netted black bullhead averaged 4.3 inches. Moderate numbers of carp were also trapped, averaging 19.8 inches.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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