Parkers Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 27010700
Parkers Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Parkers Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 37 ft, mean depth 12 ft; surface area 100 acres, 68 littoral acres, 1.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 12.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hennepin County, nearest town Plymouth; DNR lake number (DOW) 27010700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/17/1962 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | city | - Located on north end of the Lake (within park) 3/4 mile west of 494 on county road 6. |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 52.13 | 69 | 2.14 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 30.22 | 272 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 10.44 | 94 | 0.56 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.33 | 48 | 0.21 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.44 | 40 | 0.28 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 12 | 1.07 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.56 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.56 | 5 | 0.32 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 23.83 | 143 | 2.67 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 8.50 | 51 | 0.21 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.17 | 13 | 0.64 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.03 |
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.
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 Parkers Lake during the week of 6/12/17. During the survey, water clarity was 13 feet, with low oxygen below 26 feet. Eurasian Watermilfoil also remains present in Parkers Lake. Largemouth Bass were sampled with boat electrofishing at a rate of 52.1 fish per hour. Largemouth Bass averaged 14.7 inches-- with the largest measuring 19.0 inches-- while 57% of fish sampled were over 15 inches. Growth was average compared to similar lakes across the state. An abundance of large individuals and multiple year classes should provide reliably good Largemouth Bass angling. Bluegill were sampled with trap nets at a typical rate (30.2/net) compared to similar lakes throughout the state. Bluegill averaged 5.6 inches, with the largest measured at 7.9 inches. Approximately 23% of sampled fish were greater than 7 inches. Northern Pike numbers in Parkers Lake were very abundant, with 23.8/net. Average size of Northern Pike in gill nets was 22.4 inches, with the largest measured at 34.3 inches. Parkers Lake is a prime candidate to take advantage of the new Northern Pike regulation (which begins in 2018), where possession limit increases to 10, but with no more than two pike longer than 26 inches; all from 22 to 26 inches must be released. Other fish species sampled in low abundance during the 2017 survey were Black Crappie, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish, and Yellow Bullhead.
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