Marion

Dakota County, Minnesota — DOW #19002600

180 Surveys

Special Regulations for Marion

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

Daily limit five.

Invasive Species Alert

Marion has confirmed populations of:

Eurasian watermilfoil
zebra mussel

Clean, drain, and dry all equipment before moving to another water body. It's the law in Minnesota.

530.3

Acres

21 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	1.9 (normal)	0.5 – 11.3	0.80 lb	28
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	9.6 (normal)	1.0 – 38.0	0.79 lb	48
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	34.1 (above normal)	0.5 – 11.3	0.24 lb	341
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	53.8 (above normal)	1.0 – 38.0	0.24 lb	269
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 11.3	0.59 lb	3
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	4.0 (normal)	1.0 – 38.0	0.55 lb	36
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 11.3	1.10 lb	1
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 38.0	1.15 lb	2
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 11.3	0.56 lb	1
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	3.5 (normal)	1.0 – 38.0	0.63 lb	28

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.3	0.62 lb	4
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	0.8 (normal)	0.7 – 4.5	0.82 lb	4
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 4.3	1.64 lb	2
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	3.7 (normal)	0.7 – 4.5	1.29 lb	33
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.7 – 4.5	0.94 lb	1
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	3.4 (normal)	0.7 – 4.5	0.74 lb	27

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.3	0.10 lb	1
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	69.0 (above normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.14 lb	345
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	0.6	—	—	1
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.3	0.25 lb	2
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	25.6 (above normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.09 lb	128
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	1.4 (normal)	0.5 – 3.3	0.15 lb	13
2000-07-17	Survey seining	0.3	—	—	1
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	2.6 (below normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.15 lb	23
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.3	0.10 lb	1
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.14 lb	3
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	11.5 (normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.10 lb	92
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	2.1 (below normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.12 lb	17
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.3	0.30 lb	3
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	1.1 (below normal)	3.8 – 22.8	0.13 lb	9

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.63 lb	15
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.7 (below normal)	1.4 – 5.0	0.69 lb	11
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	0.6	—	—	1
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.4 – 5.0	1.62 lb	2
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	10.4 (above normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.54 lb	94
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	3.1 (normal)	1.4 – 5.0	0.72 lb	28
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	6.4 (normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.59 lb	51
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	13.9 (above normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.68 lb	111
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	1.4 – 5.0	0.66 lb	18
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	3.3 (normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.35 lb	26
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	18.3 (above normal)	0.6 – 7.0	0.49 lb	146
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	2.7 (normal)	1.4 – 5.0	0.46 lb	24

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	7.6 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	3.12 lb	38
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	2.11 lb	7
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	0.6	—	—	1
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	7.6 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	2.97 lb	38
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.9	—	2.22 lb	9
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	4.9 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	2.64 lb	44
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	2.97 lb	7
2000-07-17	Survey seining	0.3	—	1.21 lb	1
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	6.3 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	2.81 lb	50
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	2.23 lb	2
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	11.9 (above normal)	3.6 – 11.0	3.20 lb	95
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	3.33 lb	4
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	5.3 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	2.66 lb	42
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	5.6 (normal)	3.6 – 11.0	2.68 lb	45
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	2.69 lb	4
1946-10-23	Standard gill nets	2.0 (below normal)	3.6 – 11.0	—	10

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.5	3.92 lb	4
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	0.2 (normal)	0.2 – 2.8	1.00 lb	1
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	1.67 lb	3
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.5	3.88 lb	1
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.2 – 2.8	2.50 lb	5
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.5	2.17 lb	3
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.5	3.31 lb	1
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 2.8	5.16 lb	1

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	2.4 (normal)	1.0 – 3.2	1.78 lb	12
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	2.25 lb	6
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.2	4.56 lb	4
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.1	0.20 lb	1
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	3.7 (above normal)	1.0 – 3.2	3.19 lb	33
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 1.1	1.65 lb	8
2017-05-24	Standard electrofishing	0.5	—	2.76 lb	1
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.2	3.47 lb	4
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	3.1 (normal)	1.0 – 3.2	2.08 lb	25
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.1	7.72 lb	1
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.2	3.98 lb	4
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	1.0 – 3.2	4.88 lb	18

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	1.1	—	0.21 lb	16
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	4.4	—	—	8
2017-06-20	50-ft beach seine	1.3	—	—	12
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	0.6	—	0.07 lb	3
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	2.0	—	0.21 lb	20
2000-07-17	Survey seining	1.3	—	—	4
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	0.8	—	0.07 lb	7
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	7.6	—	0.10 lb	68
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.6	—	0.21 lb	5
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.16 lb	2
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	0.4	—	0.15 lb	3
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	0.17 lb	4
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.1	—	0.09 lb	1
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	8.6	—	0.10 lb	77

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	0.40 lb	1
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.6	0.30 lb	1
2017-06-20	50-ft beach seine	0.4	—	—	4
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.6	0.10 lb	1
2000-07-17	Standard electrofishing	30.9	—	0.85 lb	22
2000-07-17	Survey seining	1.0	—	0.01 lb	3
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.84 lb	5
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.9 (above normal)	0.2 – 0.6	0.96 lb	8
2017-05-24	Standard electrofishing	40.5	—	1.46 lb	81
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.19 lb	7
2017-05-24	50-ft beach seine	1.0	—	—	1
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.2 – 0.6	0.40 lb	3
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	0.60 lb	4
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.2 – 0.6	3.43 lb	4
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.6 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.51 lb	5
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.9 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.30 lb	7
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.6	0.26 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	19.4	—	0.21 lb	97
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	28.1 (normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.24 lb	421
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	13.1	—	—	24
2017-06-20	50-ft beach seine	27.9	—	—	251
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	25.6	—	0.17 lb	128
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	69.6 (above normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.18 lb	696
2000-07-17	Survey seining	51.7	—	—	155
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	6.7	—	0.07 lb	60
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	98.4 (above normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.08 lb	886
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	5.6	—	0.08 lb	45
2017-05-24	50-ft beach seine	86.0	—	—	86
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	26.1 (normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.05 lb	261
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	36.0	—	0.10 lb	288
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	17.9 (normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.12 lb	179
2021-05-17	Special trap nets	39.4	—	0.07 lb	355
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	5.9	—	0.05 lb	47
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	4.8	—	0.08 lb	38
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	120.9 (above normal)	4.0 – 28.1	0.07 lb	1088
1946-10-23	Standard gill nets	19.8	—	—	99

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	7.8	—	0.20 lb	39
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	6.8 (normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.21 lb	102
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	2.2	—	—	4
2017-06-20	50-ft beach seine	4.4	—	—	40
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	2.2	—	0.19 lb	11
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	8.9 (above normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.21 lb	89
2000-07-17	Survey seining	0.3	—	—	1
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	1.6	—	0.08 lb	14
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	3.0 (normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.08 lb	27
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	4.0	—	0.12 lb	32
2017-05-24	50-ft beach seine	1.0	—	—	1
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.15 lb	8
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	3.4	—	0.17 lb	27
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	1.3 (below normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.21 lb	13
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	3.5	—	0.08 lb	28
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	8.9	—	0.11 lb	71
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	14.9 (above normal)	1.5 – 6.8	0.10 lb	134
1946-10-23	Standard gill nets	6.2	—	—	31

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	0.6 (below normal)	0.7 – 3.5	2.43 lb	3
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.4	4.50 lb	1
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	2.6 (normal)	0.7 – 3.5	2.21 lb	13
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.4	2.50 lb	1
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.7 – 3.5	1.90 lb	4
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.2 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	1.26 lb	2
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	0.2 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	2.90 lb	2
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.7 – 3.5	2.44 lb	3
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.7 – 3.5	2.31 lb	2
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.9 (normal)	0.7 – 3.5	2.76 lb	7
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.6 (normal)	0.2 – 1.4	3.20 lb	5

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1985-07-08	Standard gill nets	50.8 (above normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.21 lb	254
1985-07-08	Standard trap nets	30.3 (above normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.23 lb	454
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	0.6	—	—	1
1980-07-14	Standard gill nets	42.8 (above normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.13 lb	214
1980-07-14	Standard trap nets	27.5 (above normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.19 lb	275
2000-07-17	Standard gill nets	24.9 (above normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.10 lb	224
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	2.0 (normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.13 lb	18
2017-05-24	Standard gill nets	1.9 (normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.10 lb	15
2017-05-24	Standard trap nets	1.9 (normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.18 lb	19
2011-05-16	Standard gill nets	12.1 (above normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.08 lb	97
2011-05-16	Standard trap nets	16.5 (above normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.24 lb	165
2021-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.4 (normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.19 lb	11
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	1.0 – 10.5	0.16 lb	16
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	2.4 (normal)	0.7 – 4.3	0.17 lb	22
1946-10-23	Standard gill nets	23.2 (above normal)	1.0 – 10.5	—	116

Iowa Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	0.6	—	1

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2017-06-20	Backpack electrofishing	11.4	—	—	21
2017-06-20	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	—	2
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	0.1 (normal)	0.1 – 2.0	0.03 lb	1
2017-05-24	50-ft beach seine	2.0	—	—	2
2005-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.2 (normal)	0.1 – 2.0	0.03 lb	2

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2000-07-17	Standard trap nets	2.6 (above normal)	0.3 – 0.8	0.10 lb	23
2005-07-18	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 4.8	0.12 lb	1

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Inver Grove Heights, MN

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Cross Country Boat Transport, LLC

Hastings, MN

(651) 437-2454

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C's Boat Rental

Eagan, MN

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Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Brown Bullhead Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

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Marion

Special Regulations for Marion

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Black Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Yellow Bullhead

Northern Pike

Common Carp

Walleye

Hybrid Sunfish

Largemouth Bass

Bluegill

Pumpkinseed

White Sucker

Black Crappie

Iowa Darter

Green Sunfish

Golden Shiner

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