Mitchell Lake (Hennepin County)
Hennepin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 27007000
DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Mitchell Lake (Hennepin County) since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2019 (500 fish).
- Mitchell Lake (Hennepin County) has 2 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2016-2019): walleye (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 2,093 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 19 ft; surface area 114 acres, 109 littoral acres, 4.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hennepin County, nearest town Eden Prairie; DNR lake number (DOW) 27007000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 500 | 42.7 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,593 | 113.8 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | city | - City-owned access within Eden Prairie's Miller park; open during park hours. Surface use restriction: motor use limit of 10 hp |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 100.56 | 905 | 0.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 23.33 | 210 | 0.17 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 16.11 | 145 | 0.22 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 13.44 | 121 | 0.20 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.67 | 15 | 0.77 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.91 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.52 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.15 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 57.33 | 86 | 2.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 18.50 | 37 | 0.12 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 12.00 | 24 | 3.70 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.23 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 5.12 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 4.12 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 1.16 |
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.
Mitchell Lake is a 114-acre lake with a maximum depth of 19 feet. The lake is within the city of Eden Prairie, and public boat access is provided on the southern end of the lake, at Miller Park. A city ordinance restricts the size of motors in use on the lake to 10 horsepower. Mitchell Lake is mostly shallow, with low water clarity and abundant vegetation. Because of the lake's high fertility, in the summertime, dissolved oxygen levels become depleted in deeper water and fish will avoid the area. In the summer of 2021, dissolved oxygen was low in depths greater than 10 feet. Mitchell is managed for Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike. A Standard Survey including trap nets, gill nets, and boat electrofishing was conducted in 2021 to monitor the fishery. Bluegill were highly abundant in 2021, and their size tended to be small. Fish lengths were between 2 and 8 inches, with the bulk of the fish measuring between 4.5 and 6.5 inches. The largest Bluegill measured 7.5 inches. Because they are highly abundant in the lake, Bluegill in Mitchell are likely competing with one another for food and that limits their growth. Largemouth Bass were sampled with nighttime boat electrofishing during the spring of 2021. Good numbers of fish were sampled, and their size was also good. Of the 86 fish sampled, the average size was 14.5 inches, 28% of the fish were larger than 18 inches, and the largest fish measured 20 inches. Lily pads are abundant along the complex shoreline of Mitchell Lake, and the habitat is ideal for largemouth. Northern Pike were highly abundant in the 2021 survey. Twenty-four Northern Pike were sampled in 2 gill nets. Fish lengths were between 16 and 32 inches, with a 25 inch average. Despite stocking, Walleye have not become well established in Mitchell Lake, and only two of the fish were sampled in the 2021 survey. The fish measured 10 and 24 inches in length. Because Walleye haven't persisted in the lake, MN DNR has not stocked Mitchell Lake with Walleye since 2016. In 2019, the Mitchell Lake Association stocked 500 fingerlings. Good numbers of Black Crappie were sampled in 2021. Of the 128 fish sampled, 18% were larger than 8 inches, and the largest fish was 10.6 inches. Other fishes caught in lower abundance were Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, hybrid sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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