Powderhorn Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 27001400
DNR records show 29 stocking entries at Powderhorn Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2025 (62 fish).
- Powderhorn Lake has 29 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): bluegill sunfish (8), black crappie (5), northern pike (5), yellow perch (4), and 3 more species.
- The most-stocked species by count is bluegill sunfish: 4,767 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 24 ft; surface area 11 acres, 10 littoral acres, 0.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 3.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, bluegill, channel catfish, goldfish, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hennepin County, nearest town Minneapolis; DNR lake number (DOW) 27001400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Crappie | adults | 62 | 14.5 |
| 2025 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 495 | 82.5 |
| 2025 | Northern Pike | adults | 8 | 42.0 |
| 2025 | Yellow Perch | adults | 600 | 42.0 |
| 2024 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 1,110 | 115.0 |
| 2024 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | adults | 23 | 52.8 |
| 2024 | Yellow Perch | adults | 436 | 47.0 |
| 2023 | Black Crappie | adults | 123 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 404 | 44.0 |
| 2023 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 2 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Northern Pike | adults | 8 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | Yellow Perch | adults | 143 | 35.8 |
| 2022 | Black Crappie | adults | 576 | 61.7 |
| 2022 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 673 | 58.8 |
| 2022 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 3 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | adults | 20 | 30.8 |
| 2021 | Black Crappie | adults | 109 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 550 | 44.0 |
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | fingerlings | 1,190 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | Northern Pike | adults | 28 | 87.3 |
| 2021 | Yellow Perch | adults | 135 | 9.0 |
| 2019 | Black Crappie | adults | 39 | 11.8 |
| 2019 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 982 | 170.7 |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | fingerlings | 800 | 21.4 |
| 2017 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 200 | 62.5 |
| 2016 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 353 | 90.5 |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | adults | 206 | 371.2 |
| 2016 | Pumpkinseed Sunfish | adults | 40 | 11.8 |
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.
DNR fish survey, 2016
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 44.88 | 359 | 0.11 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 20.75 | 166 | 0.12 |
| GOF | Standard trap nets | 1.38 | 11 | 0.38 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.88 | 7 | 0.44 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.62 | 5 | 0.35 |
| Channel catfish | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 1.14 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 28.50 | 57 | 0.11 |
| GOF | Standard gill nets | 21.50 | 43 | 0.36 |
| Channel catfish | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 1.71 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.40 |
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.
Powderhorn Lake is a 12-acre Class 40 lake located within Powderhorn Park in the City of Minneapolis. Powderhorn Lake was managed as a Kids Fishing Pond and regularly stocked with adult Bluegill and Black Crappie beginning in 1980. Since 2001, Powderhorn Lake has been managed by the Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program, and has received annual stockings of adult Bluegill and occasional stockings of Black Crappie and Largemouth Bass. Adult Channel Catfish have been stocked since 2004. During the 2016 survey, Black Bullhead was the most abundant species sampled. Bluegill abundance was above average for this lake class and several of the Bluegills sampled were larger than nine inches. Channel Catfish was the most abundant predator species sampled in Powderhorn Lake. Lengths of Channel Catfish ranged from 3.1-20.6 inches with an average length of 16.6 inches. Other fishes captured during the survey were Goldfish, hybrid sunfish, and Pumpkinseed sunfish. Powderhorn Park has many amenities in addition to the lake. The park is a great place to spend a day fishing, swimming in the pool, and visiting the Powderhorn Community Center. In the winter, an ice skating rink is maintained on the lake. On National Get Outdoors Day, which is usually the second or third Saturday in June, Powderhorn Park holds a free event that welcomes children and families to participate in outdoor events such as canoeing, fishing, birding, archery, mountain biking, and rock climbing. More information about Powderhorn Park can be found at: www.minneapolisparks.org For more information about the FiN program or to see what FiN has done in your neighborhood, please visit us at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/fin.
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