Wolfe Park Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 27066400
DNR records show 12 stocking entries at Wolfe Park Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2025 (54 fish).
- Wolfe Park Lake has 12 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): northern pike (8), black crappie (2), largemouth bass (1), yellow perch (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is yellow perch: 204 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 25 ft; surface area 3 acres, 3 littoral acres, 0.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.9 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white crappie, white sucker, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hennepin County, nearest town Saint Louis Park; DNR lake number (DOW) 27066400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Crappie | adults | 54 | 12.9 |
| 2025 | Northern Pike | adults | 10 | 31.2 |
| 2024 | Black Crappie | adults | 16 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | adults | 37 | 102.3 |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | adults | 20 | 30.8 |
| 2021 | Northern Pike | adults | 31 | 114.3 |
| 2019 | Northern Pike | adults | 11 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Northern Pike | adults | 12 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | Northern Pike | adults | 20 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | Northern Pike | adults | 19 | 28.9 |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | adults | 204 | 17.0 |
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, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 96.67 | 580 | 0.10 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 46.00 | 276 | 0.08 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 6.33 | 38 | 0.17 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.83 | 17 | 0.09 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.55 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 7 | 0.06 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 2.18 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 3.40 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 9 | 0.94 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 5 | 3.24 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 4 | 0.09 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 4 | 0.02 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 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.
Wolfe Lake is a 3-acre pond located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and has a maximum depth of 20 feet. The pond has a fishing pier and its shoreline is encompassed within a city park (Wolfe Park). The pond has been managed in the Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program since 2003, and regular stockings from a combination of Bluegill sunfish, Black Crappie, Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass are made to provide fishing. In 2017, a Standard Survey was conducted to assess the gamefish population. Five Northern Pike were captured in the gill net during this survey. Northern Pike measured from 26.7 to 33.5 inches in length, with a mean length of 29.5 inches. Northern Pike averaged 4.13 pounds. Five additional Northern Pike were collected with trap nets averaging 22.3 inches in length. The most abundant species sampled during this survey was Bluegill sunfish. Lengths of Bluegills ranged from 1.0 to 6.5 inches, with a mean length of 5.2 inches. Pumpkinseed sunfish trap net catches were 46.0 per net. Lengths of Pumpkinseeds ranged from 3.2 to 6.2 inches, with a mean length of 4.7 inches. Black Crappie trap net catches were 6.3 per net. Black Crappie measured from 5.8 to 8.8 inches in length, with a mean length of 6.9 inches. Other species captured during this survey included Black Bullhead, hybrid sunfish, Largemouth Bass, White Crappie, White Sucker, and Yellow Perch. The FiN program conducts three to five fishing events a year at Wolfe Lake and although the panfish size structure is very small, the abundant numbers of fish are ideal for our fishing events. Most participants (usually first-time anglers) catch multiple fish and are extremely satisfied with their experiences. For more information on Wolfe Lake and Wolfe Park visit: https://www.stlouispark.org/ or http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/fin/kidsponds/wolfe.html. (web link current as of March 2018)
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