Minnesota Fishing Guide

Hiniker Pond

Blue Earth County, Minnesota — DOW #07014700

88 Surveys
18.1
Acres
21 ft
Max Depth
0
9
Fish Species
0
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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.19 lb 1
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 10.0 — 0.11 lb 10
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 20.0 — 0.13 lb 20
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 0.18 lb 3
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.4 — 0.06 lb 4
1993-09-07 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.29 lb 2
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 13.0 — 0.12 lb 26

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.06 lb 1
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.10 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.19 lb 1
2007-05-14 Standard trap nets 1.0 — 0.18 lb 3

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-09-03 Standard trap nets 37.3 — 0.19 lb 149
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 19.0 — 0.17 lb 76
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.07 lb 1
1992-09-08 Standard trap nets 101.0 — 0.06 lb 303
1988-09-08 Standard trap nets 0.8 — 0.02 lb 3
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 0.25 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.13 lb 2
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 26.6 — 0.10 lb 239
1990-10-15 Standard trap nets 34.7 — 0.09 lb 104
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 3.5 — 0.13 lb 7
2007-05-14 Standard trap nets 20.3 — 0.08 lb 61
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 5.0 — 0.15 lb 30

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-09-03 Standard trap nets 0.8 — 0.17 lb 3
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 0.53 lb 2
1992-09-08 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.03 lb 1
1988-09-08 Standard trap nets 0.3 — — 1
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 0.56 lb 1
1993-09-07 Survey seining 7.0 — — 7

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-09-03 Standard trap nets 3.0 — 0.18 lb 12
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.23 lb 1
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.13 lb 1
1992-09-08 Standard trap nets 5.3 — 0.18 lb 16
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 0.26 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 7.2 — 0.31 lb 65
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.33 lb 2
1990-10-15 Standard trap nets 22.3 — 0.08 lb 67
2007-05-14 Standard trap nets 0.7 — 0.44 lb 2
2023-06-30 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.15 lb 2
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 5.5 — 0.33 lb 33

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 7.0 — 5.07 lb 7
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 1.69 lb 2
1993-09-07 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 4.63 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 5.73 lb 1
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 6.16 lb 2
2023-06-30 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 3.28 lb 3

QBS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 2.0 — 2.05 lb 2
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 2.65 lb 1
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 3.0 — 1.33 lb 3
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 5.5 — 1.44 lb 11
1993-09-07 Survey seining 7.0 — — 7

Hybrid Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.19 lb 1
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.28 lb 1

Freshwater Drum

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 3.13 lb 1
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.19 lb 1
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 1.30 lb 3

White Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 0.45 lb 2
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.9 — 0.36 lb 8
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.10 lb 2
1990-10-15 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.06 lb 1
2007-05-14 Standard trap nets 3.0 — 0.62 lb 9

GIS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 2.0 — 0.22 lb 2
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 36.0 — 0.38 lb 36
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 10.0 — 1.16 lb 20
1993-09-07 Standard gill nets 4.0 — 1.75 lb 8
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 5.5 — 1.30 lb 11

OSS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2012-06-13 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.04 lb 1

White Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 11.0 — 1.18 lb 11
1988-09-08 Standard gill nets 11.5 — 0.49 lb 23
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 0.03 lb 1
1993-09-07 Survey seining 19.0 — — 19
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 9.0 — 0.49 lb 18

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.62 lb 1
1988-09-08 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 5.50 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 1.32 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 2.01 lb 1
2023-06-30 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 1.42 lb 3

Common Carp

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1992-09-08 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 1.75 lb 1
1993-09-07 Standard trap nets 0.1 — 3.16 lb 1
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 8.56 lb 1

Spottail Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1993-09-07 Survey seining 95.0 — 95

BIB

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 0.5 — 6.00 lb 1

HFS

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 0.67 lb 3

SAR

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1990-10-15 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 1.25 lb 2

Shorthead Redhorse

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2007-05-14 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 1.48 lb 1

SNG

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.2 — — 1
2023-06-30 Standard gill nets 1.5 — 1.77 lb 3

Yellow Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2023-06-30 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 1.97 lb 1

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Atlantis Hobby

Mankato, MN

(507) 594-9016

★ 4.8

Bait Shop

Mapleton, MN

★ 5

Buckmeister Bait and Butcher

Madison Lake, MN

(507) 380-5797

★ 5

Lake Wita Live Bait

Kasota, MN

(507) 340-4062

★ 4.7

Pet Expo - Mankato

Mankato, MN

(507) 625-2505

★ 4.7

Walts Bait and Tackle

Mankato, MN

(507) 625-4872

★ 4.6

Nearby Marinas

Dale's Marine

Madison Lake, MN

(507) 243-4106

★ 4.6

Duck Lake Park

Madison Lake, MN

(507) 243-3864

★ 4.6

Fort Le Hillier Landing River Access

Mankato, MN

(507) 304-4025

★ 4.3

Lake Washington Club, Inc

Madison Lake, MN

(507) 381-9292

★ 4.9

Mankato Motorsports

Mankato, MN

(507) 304-6786

★ 4.7

Mapleton Marine

Mapleton, MN

(507) 524-4588

★ 3.9

Resorts & Lodges Near Hiniker Pond

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Sibley Farm
Fishing Resort Mankato

(507) 387-8600
River Center Properties
Fishing Resort Mankato

(507) 387-7368

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Fish Species

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

Black CrappieBluegillCommon CarpFreshwater DrumHybrid SunfishNorthern PikeShortnose GarWalleyeYellow Bullhead

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.