Wood Park Lake
Dakota County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 19002400
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Wood Park Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2019 (651 fish).
- Wood Park Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2016-2019): walleye (3), yellow perch (1), bluegill sunfish (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 741 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 14 ft; surface area 14 acres, 13 littoral acres, 0.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Dakota County, nearest town Burnsville; DNR lake number (DOW) 19002400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 651 | 37.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 30 | 28.0 |
| 2018 | Yellow Perch | adults | 404 | 101.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 60 | 60.0 |
| 2016 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 206 | 103.0 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| PU | city |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 21.00 | 21 | 0.32 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 9 | 0.62 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 6 | 0.12 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 6 | 0.11 |
| Channel catfish | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 2 | 0.61 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 19.60 | 98 | 0.17 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.20 | 26 | 0.13 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 3.40 | 17 | 0.23 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.40 | 12 | 0.23 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 1.80 | 9 | 0.51 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.80 | 4 | 0.24 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.20 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.20 | 1 | 1.90 |
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.
Wood Park Pond is located in Wood Park in the City of Burnsville and is part of the Fishing in the Neighborhood program. The lake is small (9 acres), but deep for its size. Most of lake is 13 to 14 feet deep and it does not regularly winter kill. Carry-in access of canoes is possible, but the lake is a fair distance from the parking lot. Gasoline motors are not permitted, though electric motors are. Shore fishing is available at several locations and also at the fishing pier located on the north side of the lake. Yellow Perch are not very abundant in Wood Park, and they have small average size at 6.2 inches. Black Crappies were also found in low abundance, average length was a little over 7 inches. Bluegills are abundant and small, with an average size of 5.8 inches. Black Bullhead were found in much lower abundance in 2017 than in the previous survey, when over 1,700 were found in the sampling gear. Only 33 Black Bullhead were sampled and have a relatively moderate average size of 7.8 inches. Only one Largemouth Bass was sampled in 2017, it was 12.4 inches long. Also found in low abundance were Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish in Wood Park had an average size of 12.8 inches. Wood Park has been stocked with various combinations of fry, fingerlings and adult Walleye since 2005 and 18 Walleye were seen during this survey. Walleye had an average size of 12.5 inches.
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