Crystal

Hennepin County, Minnesota — DOW #27003400

163 Surveys

Special Regulations for Crystal

This lake has regulations that differ from statewide defaults. Always check before fishing.

Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

79.12

Acres

39 ft

Max Depth

9.8 ft

Mean Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Crystal. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.0 (below normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.34 lb	5
1988-08-10	Standard gill nets	9.0 (normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.39 lb	18
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	12.0 (normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.19 lb	24
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	6.2 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.21 lb	31
1958-08-21	Standard gill nets	3.3 (below normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.42 lb	10
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	1.2 (below normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.47 lb	6
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.9 (below normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.32 lb	7
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	85.5 (above normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.13 lb	171
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	12.7 (normal)	1.3 – 26.0	0.18 lb	38
1993-07-28	Survey seining	0.7	—	—	2
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	0.6 (below normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.80 lb	3
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	5.2 – 56.2	0.45 lb	1

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.06 lb	4
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	1.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.09 lb	7
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	37.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.08 lb	75
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	1.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.17 lb	12
1998-07-13	Survey seining	6.5	—	—	13
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	11.0 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.14 lb	44
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.16 lb	11
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	12.5 (normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.12 lb	75
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	2.3 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.29 lb	7
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	85.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.35 lb	171
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.04 lb	1
1993-07-28	Survey seining	1.7	—	—	5
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	1.4 (below normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.16 lb	7
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	3.6 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.07 lb	29
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	20.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 12.8	0.07 lb	80

TME

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.0	—	8.88 lb	5
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	7.28 lb	2
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1.13 lb	1
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.7	—	6.59 lb	4
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	12.59 lb	5
1993-07-28	Survey seining	0.3	—	14.33 lb	1
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.8	—	13.38 lb	3

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	3.2 (normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.90 lb	16
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.69 lb	11
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 5.0	1.33 lb	4
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.75 lb	1
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	2.7 (normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.65 lb	24
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	1.0 – 6.9	0.62 lb	2
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.75 lb	1
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.97 lb	6
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 6.9	1.21 lb	1
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.8 – 5.0	0.42 lb	1

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	3.4	—	3.29 lb	17
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	4.62 lb	4
1958-08-21	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.70 lb	9
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	0.6	—	3.17 lb	3
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	9.8 (above normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.94 lb	39
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	1.4	—	2.48 lb	11
1998-07-13	Survey seining	2.0	—	0.15 lb	4
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	2.8 (normal)	2.5 – 7.9	5.57 lb	17
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	6.0 (normal)	2.5 – 7.9	2.21 lb	12
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	4.7	—	5.86 lb	14
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	0.6 (below normal)	2.5 – 7.9	5.03 lb	3

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	4.4 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.05 lb	22
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.10 lb	2
1998-07-13	Survey seining	6.0	—	0.01 lb	12
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	71.0 (above normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.10 lb	284
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	6.4 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.09 lb	51
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	82.2 (above normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.10 lb	493
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	28.6 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.10 lb	257
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.08 lb	6
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.07 lb	3
1993-07-28	Survey seining	4.0	—	—	12
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	24.6 (above normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.11 lb	123
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	2.0 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.10 lb	12
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	3.3 (normal)	0.7 – 3.9	0.09 lb	13
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	0.06 lb	6

GOF

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard gill nets	1.5	—	0.53 lb	3
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	0.60 lb	2
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.40 lb	2
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	1.4	—	0.67 lb	7
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.25 lb	2
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	0.4	—	1.06 lb	2
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	1.32 lb	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.20 lb	1
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	1.2	—	0.07 lb	6
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	7.8	—	0.09 lb	39
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.25 lb	1
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.2	—	0.06 lb	7
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	7.1	—	0.09 lb	64
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	0.4	—	0.09 lb	2
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.07 lb	5
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.10 lb	1
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.09 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard gill nets	1.5	—	0.12 lb	3
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	66.2 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.07 lb	331
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	4.4 (below normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.08 lb	22
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	10.2 (normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.16 lb	51
1998-07-13	Survey seining	371.5	—	—	743
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	2.5	—	0.22 lb	10
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	63.5 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.16 lb	508
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	164.2	—	0.07 lb	985
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	352.8 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.08 lb	3175
1993-07-28	Survey seining	43.3	—	—	130
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	17.4	—	0.12 lb	87
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	115.5 (above normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.09 lb	693
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.07 lb	2
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	15.9 (normal)	6.5 – 59.6	0.09 lb	127

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.05 lb	1
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	3.0 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.07 lb	15
1998-07-13	Survey seining	13.5	—	0.01 lb	27
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	5.8 (above normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.10 lb	46
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.05 lb	6
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	2.1 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.07 lb	19
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.05 lb	1
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	2.0 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.08 lb	6
1993-07-28	Survey seining	6.7	—	0.06 lb	20
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	2.8	—	0.08 lb	14
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.08 lb	17
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	1.0	—	0.05 lb	4
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.8 – 5.3	0.06 lb	10

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard gill nets	116.5 (above normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.09 lb	233
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	143.2 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.09 lb	716
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	16.5 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.11 lb	33
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	58.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.15 lb	294
1998-07-13	Survey seining	3.5	—	—	7
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	29.0 (above normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.20 lb	116
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	107.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.20 lb	862
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	15.0 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.09 lb	90
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	14.6 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.14 lb	131
1993-07-28	Survey seining	1.3	—	—	4
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	13.6 (normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.18 lb	68
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	121.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.16 lb	731
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	20.5 (above normal)	1.9 – 18.0	0.15 lb	82
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	6.0 (normal)	1.8 – 18.1	0.12 lb	48

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.4 (above normal)	0.3 – 0.8	1.56 lb	7
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.8	1.60 lb	1
1998-07-13	Survey seining	2.0	—	0.07 lb	4
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.8	3.09 lb	2
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	1.65 lb	5
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	0.90 lb	2
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	0.50 lb	1
1993-07-28	Survey seining	8.0	—	—	24

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1988-08-10	Standard trap nets	8.6 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.57 lb	43
1984-08-13	Standard gill nets	2.5 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.10 lb	5
1984-08-13	Standard trap nets	14.4 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.32 lb	72
1958-08-21	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.50 lb	1
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.77 lb	3
1998-07-13	Standard gill nets	2.3 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.0	2.16 lb	9
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.10 lb	1
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	3.3 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.0	2.15 lb	20
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.42 lb	3
1979-08-14	Standard gill nets	8.0 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.0	0.66 lb	16
1979-08-14	Standard trap nets	2.0 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.6	1.33 lb	6
1993-07-28	Survey seining	0.3	—	0.11 lb	1
1993-07-28	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.14 lb	1
1993-07-28	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.6	3.63 lb	2
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	0.5 – 2.0	1.04 lb	6
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.74 lb	1

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1958-08-21	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.20 lb	1
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.06 lb	1
2004-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.07 lb	1
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.0	0.07 lb	2
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.6	0.11 lb	1

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 5.4	1.79 lb	1

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-07-13	Survey seining	0.5	—	0.38 lb	1
1998-07-13	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	4.51 lb	4
2022-08-17	Standard gill nets	6.8 (above normal)	0.5 – 4.0	2.52 lb	27
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	2.44 lb	3

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2004-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.5	1.74 lb	1

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2022-08-17	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.0	5.41 lb	1

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Minneapolis, MN

(612) 208-1800

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Excelsior, MN

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Excelsior, MN

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Crystal. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Pumpkinseed Tiger Muskellunge White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Crystal

Bush Lake Park

Fishing Guide

(952) 563-8877

Daddy'$ Money Bowfishing

Fishing Guide

(612) 438-5083

Erickson Guide Service

(612) 801-5058

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Jasper Guide Services

Fishing Guide

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Crystal

Special Regulations for Crystal

DNR Fish Surveys

Black Bullhead

Yellow Perch

TME

Yellow Bullhead

Northern Pike

Golden Shiner

GOF

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

Pumpkinseed

Black Crappie

Largemouth Bass

White Sucker

Green Sunfish

Brown Bullhead

Common Carp

Walleye

Bowfin

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