Marion

McLeod County, Minnesota — DOW #43008400

123 Surveys

520.43

Acres

15.2 ft

Max Depth

10 ft

Mean 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
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	1.1 (below normal)	2.2 – 60.5	0.60 lb	10
1996-08-05	Special trotlines	0.3	—	1.82 lb	1
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	0.4 (below normal)	9.6 – 91.4	0.92 lb	4
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	2.2 – 60.5	0.81 lb	2
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	4.1 (below normal)	9.6 – 91.4	0.87 lb	37
1975-08-28	Standard trap nets	23.4 (normal)	2.2 – 60.5	2.82 lb	117
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	46.8 (normal)	9.6 – 91.4	0.56 lb	234
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	8.1 (normal)	2.2 – 60.5	0.66 lb	73
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	8.4 (normal)	2.2 – 60.5	0.53 lb	76
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	197.9 (above normal)	9.6 – 91.4	0.21 lb	1385
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.8 (below normal)	2.2 – 60.5	0.56 lb	7
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	7.5 (below normal)	9.6 – 91.4	0.86 lb	45

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	1.9 (normal)	0.5 – 3.4	0.09 lb	17
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	6.3 (normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.08 lb	57
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.4	0.08 lb	2
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	10.0 (normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.09 lb	90
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	1.1 (normal)	0.5 – 3.4	0.33 lb	10
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	5.4 (normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.54 lb	27
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	0.5 – 3.4	0.17 lb	20
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	26.7 (above normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.14 lb	187
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	13.8 (normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.29 lb	83
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	3.0 – 26.5	0.14 lb	27

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	6.6 (normal)	1.5 – 7.0	3.58 lb	59
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	4.59 lb	4
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	11.6 (above normal)	1.5 – 7.0	2.70 lb	104
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	1.0	—	3.02 lb	9
1975-08-28	Standard trap nets	1.6	—	3.00 lb	8
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	1.5 – 7.0	4.19 lb	1
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	6.39 lb	2
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.5 – 7.0	3.79 lb	5
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.6	—	3.97 lb	5
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	1.5 – 7.0	2.27 lb	21
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	1.3	—	1.77 lb	12

Channel Catfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	1.3	—	3.88 lb	12
1996-08-05	Special trotlines	6.5	—	7.56 lb	26
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	3.7	—	3.87 lb	33
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	4.11 lb	2
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	9.2	—	2.85 lb	46
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	1.2	—	4.24 lb	11
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	4.92 lb	2
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	3.85 lb	4
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	6.5	—	3.14 lb	39
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.9	—	2.67 lb	8
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	4.3	—	1.45 lb	39

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard electrofishing	110.1	—	0.68 lb	156
1996-08-05	Special electrofishing	21.3	—	0.50 lb	32
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	20.7 (above normal)	1.0 – 7.3	1.73 lb	186
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	3.9 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.9	1.31 lb	35
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	9.7 (above normal)	1.0 – 7.3	2.31 lb	87
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.4 – 1.9	2.29 lb	12
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	6.0 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.74 lb	30
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	5.6 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.9	1.09 lb	50
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	6.1 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	2.49 lb	43
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.7 (normal)	0.4 – 1.9	3.17 lb	15
2017-09-12	Fall electrofishing	169.0	—	0.05 lb	338
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	44.8 (above normal)	1.0 – 7.3	1.04 lb	269
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	5.2 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.9	1.65 lb	47
2022-09-12	Fall electrofishing	220.0	—	—	220
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	9.6 (above normal)	1.0 – 7.3	1.27 lb	86
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	4.2 (above normal)	0.4 – 1.9	2.62 lb	38
2019-09-24	Fall electrofishing	94.8	—	0.14 lb	64

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	1.8 (normal)	0.3 – 4.2	3.97 lb	16
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.6 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.6	3.23 lb	5
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 4.2	8.72 lb	4
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.6	6.71 lb	3
1975-08-28	Standard trap nets	2.0 (normal)	1.0 – 3.6	2.40 lb	10
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	0.3 – 4.2	3.60 lb	16
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	2.1 (normal)	1.0 – 3.6	5.42 lb	19
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	4.3 (above normal)	0.3 – 4.2	6.97 lb	26
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	1.0 – 3.6	6.87 lb	25
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	1.2 (normal)	0.3 – 4.2	4.63 lb	11
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.6 (below normal)	1.0 – 3.6	5.96 lb	5

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard electrofishing	50.8	—	0.66 lb	72
2000-08-07	Standard electrofishing	26.7	—	1.08 lb	40
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 1.0	1.37 lb	1
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	1.58 lb	3
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	2.8 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.55 lb	25
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	2.8 (above normal)	0.5 – 1.0	0.71 lb	14
2015-08-10	Standard electrofishing	13.4	—	2.37 lb	19
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.05 lb	3
2019-08-06	Standard electrofishing	17.0	—	1.98 lb	34
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.2	0.85 lb	2
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 1.2	2.62 lb	4
2007-08-06	Standard electrofishing	9.2	—	1.41 lb	13

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.22 lb	3
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.09 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	6.2	—	0.06 lb	56
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	91.2 (above normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.02 lb	821
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	6.3	—	0.17 lb	57
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	57.4 (above normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.05 lb	517
1975-08-28	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.9 – 29.5	1.00 lb	1
1981-09-01	Standard trap nets	24.3 (normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.25 lb	219
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	1.4	—	0.17 lb	7
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	3.7 (normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.26 lb	33
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	2.8	—	0.34 lb	17
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	1.6 (below normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.27 lb	14
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	1.1 (below normal)	1.9 – 29.5	0.16 lb	10
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	0.16 lb	2

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 7.4	2.80 lb	6
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 7.4	2.47 lb	3
1981-09-01	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 7.4	1.00 lb	1

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1996-08-05	Standard gill nets	59.2 (above normal)	1.5 – 14.7	0.16 lb	533
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	52.8 (above normal)	2.4 – 15.1	0.05 lb	475
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	109.9 (above normal)	1.5 – 14.7	0.06 lb	989
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	38.3 (above normal)	2.4 – 15.1	0.06 lb	345
2015-08-10	Standard gill nets	6.7 (normal)	1.5 – 14.7	0.43 lb	47
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	10.0 (normal)	2.4 – 15.1	0.37 lb	90
2019-08-06	Standard gill nets	12.0 (normal)	1.5 – 14.7	0.65 lb	72
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	2.7 (normal)	2.4 – 15.1	0.56 lb	24
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	31.8 (above normal)	1.5 – 14.7	0.25 lb	286
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	3.4 (normal)	2.4 – 15.1	0.26 lb	31

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	1.4 – 6.6	1.15 lb	1
2000-08-07	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 6.0	1.61 lb	3
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	1.4 – 6.6	0.71 lb	1

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 2.0	0.04 lb	1
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 2.0	0.03 lb	1

White Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2000-08-07	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	2.5 – 11.6	0.64 lb	1

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	0.8 – 6.2	0.58 lb	25
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.8 – 6.2	0.75 lb	11
2007-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.2	0.53 lb	1

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2015-08-10	Standard trap nets	1.6 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.0	0.08 lb	14
2019-08-06	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.0	0.09 lb	1
2007-08-06	Standard gill nets	1.3 (normal)	0.4 – 4.3	0.10 lb	12

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Dock Rite Inc

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(320) 587-0644

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Indoor Boat Storage Inc

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Masonic West River Park

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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 Channel Catfish Common Carp Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Sunfish Walleye Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

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Marion

DNR Fish Surveys

Black Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Northern Pike

Channel Catfish

Walleye

Common Carp

Largemouth Bass

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

White Sucker

Black Crappie

Brown Bullhead

Green Sunfish

White Crappie

Yellow Bullhead

Golden Shiner

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Dock Rite Inc

Duehn Marine LLC

Hutchinson Recreation Center

Indoor Boat Storage Inc

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