Minnesota Fishing Guide

Mill Pond

Scott County, Minnesota — DOW #70011300

52 Surveys
17.72
Acres
18 ft
Max Depth
0
11
Fish Species
1
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DNR Fish Surveys

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

Hybrid Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.18 lb 1
1996-07-08 Survey seining 2.0 — 0.07 lb 4
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.13 lb 1
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 2.0 — 0.06 lb 2
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 2.3 — 0.16 lb 14

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Survey seining 1.0 — 0.07 lb 2
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.19 lb 1
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 1.3 (normal) 0.8 – 9.3 0.11 lb 8

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 3.0 (normal) 2.8 – 43.3 0.13 lb 15
1996-07-08 Survey seining 129.0 — — 258
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 2.8 – 43.3 0.10 lb 1
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 8.3 (normal) 2.8 – 43.3 0.08 lb 50
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 18.0 — 0.05 lb 18
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 193.0 (above normal) 2.8 – 43.3 0.11 lb 1158
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 9.0 — 0.07 lb 9

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.4 – 3.5 0.11 lb 2
1996-07-08 Survey seining 15.0 — — 30
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.4 – 3.5 0.16 lb 1
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 5.0 (normal) 2.5 – 25.8 0.16 lb 5

White Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 6.0 (normal) 0.3 – 8.2 0.30 lb 30

Common Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1996-07-08 Survey seining 3.0 — 6

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 81.8 (above normal) 1.3 – 27.7 0.06 lb 409
1996-07-08 Survey seining 1.0 — 0.01 lb 2
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 199.0 (above normal) 1.3 – 27.7 0.11 lb 796
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 94.0 (above normal) 2.0 – 19.0 0.15 lb 94
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 13.8 (normal) 1.3 – 27.7 0.16 lb 83
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 7.0 (normal) 2.0 – 19.0 0.17 lb 7
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 15.8 (normal) 1.3 – 27.7 0.18 lb 95

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.4 — 6.78 lb 2
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 — 1.45 lb 2
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 1.0 (below normal) 1.5 – 9.0 5.07 lb 1
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 2.0 (normal) 1.5 – 9.0 3.35 lb 2
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 6.24 lb 2

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Survey seining 28.5 — — 57
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 10.7 (above normal) 0.2 – 1.1 0.08 lb 64
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 2.0 (normal) 1.0 – 3.8 0.34 lb 2
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 1.3 (above normal) 0.2 – 1.1 0.73 lb 8

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 1.3 4.19 lb 1
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.3 – 1.3 5.40 lb 1
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.3 – 1.3 2.07 lb 3
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 4.0 (normal) 2.3 – 17.8 3.01 lb 4

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.4 – 3.9 0.10 lb 1
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.4 – 3.9 0.15 lb 2

Common Carp

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1996-07-08 Standard trap nets 0.8 (normal) 0.4 – 2.9 5.17 lb 4
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.4 – 2.9 6.95 lb 2

Channel Catfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1991-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 8.20 lb 1
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.77 lb 1

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2010-07-26 Standard trap nets 2.7 (normal) 0.4 – 3.8 0.07 lb 16

Black Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2010-07-26 Standard gill nets 5.0 (below normal) 8.0 – 90.0 0.29 lb 5
2016-07-11 Standard gill nets 6.0 (below normal) 8.0 – 90.0 0.88 lb 6
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 2.5 – 70.2 0.70 lb 1

Yellow Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2016-07-11 Standard trap nets 0.5 (normal) 0.3 – 4.2 0.47 lb 3

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Public Access — Mill Pond

2 public water access sites on Mill Pond.

Mill Pond (Hennepin)

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Fish Species

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

Black BullheadBlack CrappieBluegillChannel CatfishHybrid SunfishLargemouth BassNorthern PikePumpkinseedWalleyeYellow BullheadYellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Mill Pond

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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.