Minnesota Fishing Guide

Monson

Swift County, Minnesota — DOW #76003300

164 Surveys
207.99
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 Monson. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.6 (below normal) 1.5 – 58.0 1.61 lb 5
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 2.5 (below normal) 7.7 – 104.7 1.05 lb 5
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 18.0 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 0.80 lb 54
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 7.4 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.83 lb 37
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 28.7 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 1.23 lb 86
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 13.3 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.48 lb 120
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 4.6 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.73 lb 41
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 52.7 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 0.77 lb 158
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 23.5 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 1.12 lb 47
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 5.7 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 1.16 lb 51
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 14.6 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.35 lb 131
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 6.0 (below normal) 7.7 – 104.7 0.35 lb 18
1982-09-22 Standard gill nets 450.5 (above normal) 7.7 – 104.7 0.21 lb 2703
1982-09-22 Standard trap nets 68.8 (above normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.14 lb 413
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 6.8 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 1.49 lb 61
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 35.7 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 1.30 lb 107
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 3.1 (normal) 1.5 – 58.0 0.56 lb 28
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 15.0 (normal) 7.7 – 104.7 0.68 lb 45

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 5.9 (above normal) 0.4 – 2.8 0.06 lb 53
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 21.5 (normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.09 lb 43
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 4.0 (normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.26 lb 12
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 27.7 (above normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.16 lb 83
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 1.4 (normal) 0.4 – 2.8 0.09 lb 13
2005-06-23 Survey seining 1.3 — 0.01 lb 4
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 33.7 (above normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.11 lb 101
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 6.5 (normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.10 lb 13
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 1.7 (below normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.43 lb 5
1982-09-22 Standard gill nets 1.3 (below normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.23 lb 8
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.4 – 2.8 0.11 lb 5
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 8.0 (normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.09 lb 24
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 6.3 (normal) 2.0 – 22.3 0.25 lb 19

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.04 lb 5
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.05 lb 3
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 1.0 (normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.06 lb 9
2005-06-23 Survey seining 20.3 — — 61
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.04 lb 1
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 14.8 (above normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.07 lb 133
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.5 – 1.5 0.09 lb 3
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.08 lb 1
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.3 – 2.8 0.07 lb 4
1998-06-22 Survey seining 19.0 — — 57

Yellow Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 0.5 (normal) 0.5 – 5.0 0.35 lb 1
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 2.4 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 1.09 lb 22
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 1.2 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 0.24 lb 6
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 1.3 (normal) 0.5 – 5.0 0.58 lb 4
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 0.6 (below normal) 1.0 – 7.1 1.16 lb 5
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 1.6 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 1.08 lb 14
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 0.5 (normal) 0.5 – 5.0 0.45 lb 1
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 2.0 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 0.83 lb 18
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 2.2 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 0.48 lb 20
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 3.0 (normal) 0.5 – 5.0 1.15 lb 9
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 1.2 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 1.33 lb 11
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.5 – 5.0 1.11 lb 1
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.0 (normal) 1.0 – 7.1 0.74 lb 9

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 11.0 (above normal) 2.0 – 10.8 2.52 lb 22
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.0 — 2.91 lb 9
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 2.0 – 10.8 3.43 lb 1
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.4 — 2.46 lb 2
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 13.0 (above normal) 2.0 – 10.8 2.58 lb 39
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 0.8 — 2.63 lb 7
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 6.3 (normal) 2.0 – 10.8 2.87 lb 19
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 1.2 — 3.23 lb 11
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 4.0 (normal) 2.0 – 10.8 3.25 lb 8
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 2.28 lb 3
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 2.0 – 10.8 1.23 lb 1
1982-09-22 Standard gill nets 1.8 (below normal) 2.0 – 10.8 4.39 lb 11
1982-09-22 Standard trap nets 1.0 — 2.70 lb 6
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 9.7 (normal) 2.0 – 10.8 2.28 lb 29
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 3.25 lb 2
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 7.3 (normal) 2.0 – 10.8 2.50 lb 22
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.2 — 1.71 lb 11

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard electrofishing 17.3 — 3.07 lb 17
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 0.5 (normal) 0.3 – 0.6 2.74 lb 1
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 2.24 lb 5
2001-06-18 Standard electrofishing 73.1 — 1.15 lb 67
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 0.3 (normal) 0.3 – 0.6 3.86 lb 1
2005-06-23 Standard electrofishing 52.9 — 2.40 lb 60
2005-06-23 Survey seining 8.0 — 0.01 lb 24
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 2.82 lb 4
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.2 – 0.8 2.78 lb 2
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 2.5 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.6 0.64 lb 5
1993-06-28 Standard electrofishing 46.5 — 0.83 lb 93
1993-06-28 Survey seining 0.8 — 0.03 lb 3
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 9.7 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.6 0.53 lb 29
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 2.1 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.22 lb 19
2024-05-20 Standard electrofishing 65.5 — 1.97 lb 131
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 0.7 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.6 2.20 lb 2
1998-06-22 Standard electrofishing 26.0 — 2.18 lb 26
1998-06-22 Survey seining 3.0 — 0.10 lb 9
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 1.3 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.6 1.99 lb 4
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.1 (above normal) 0.2 – 0.8 0.19 lb 10

Walleye

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 6.0 (above normal) 0.8 – 3.8 1.10 lb 12
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 1.2 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.8 5.39 lb 11
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 3.0 (normal) 0.8 – 3.8 1.49 lb 9
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 0.8 3.47 lb 1
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 4.3 (above normal) 0.8 – 3.8 1.85 lb 13
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 0.3 (normal) 0.3 – 0.8 5.07 lb 3
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 2.7 (normal) 0.8 – 3.8 3.09 lb 8
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.3 – 0.8 3.65 lb 4
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 3.5 (normal) 0.8 – 3.8 3.68 lb 7
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 1.8 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.8 0.84 lb 16
1993-06-28 Standard electrofishing 2.0 — 2.84 lb 4
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 11.0 (above normal) 0.8 – 3.8 1.17 lb 33
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 0.7 (normal) 0.3 – 0.8 2.98 lb 6
1982-09-22 Standard gill nets 1.5 (normal) 0.8 – 3.8 2.94 lb 9
1982-09-22 Standard trap nets 0.7 (normal) 0.3 – 0.8 0.75 lb 4
2024-05-20 Standard electrofishing 107.0 — 0.02 lb 214
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 9.0 (above normal) 0.8 – 3.8 1.53 lb 27
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 1.1 (above normal) 0.3 – 0.8 1.42 lb 10
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 5.0 (above normal) 0.8 – 3.8 2.44 lb 15
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.2 (below normal) 0.3 – 0.8 1.01 lb 2

Hybrid Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.13 lb 3
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.08 lb 1
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 1.0 — 0.18 lb 9
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 0.3 — 0.19 lb 3
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.2 — 0.06 lb 2

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard gill nets 5.5 — 0.12 lb 11
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 70.8 (above normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.04 lb 637
1990-06-20 Standard trap nets 0.8 (below normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.14 lb 4
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 3.6 (normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.10 lb 32
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 9.7 — 0.20 lb 29
2005-06-23 Survey seining 68.7 — 0.01 lb 206
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 0.7 — 0.26 lb 2
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 14.1 (normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.18 lb 127
2019-06-19 Standard trap nets 0.4 (below normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.05 lb 4
2019-06-19 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.13 lb 2
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 1.0 — 0.35 lb 3
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 3.4 (below normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.15 lb 31
1982-09-22 Standard trap nets 2.5 (below normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.61 lb 15
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 3.7 — 0.19 lb 11
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 5.4 (normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.13 lb 49
1998-06-22 Survey seining 9.7 — — 29
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 2.0 (below normal) 3.5 – 57.1 0.31 lb 18

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2015-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.3 (below normal) 2.1 – 24.1 0.04 lb 3
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 0.7 (below normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.15 lb 2
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 5.7 (normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.24 lb 17
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 1.0 (below normal) 2.1 – 24.1 0.21 lb 9
2005-06-23 Survey seining 1.3 — 0.05 lb 4
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 2.7 (normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.11 lb 8
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 3.7 (normal) 2.1 – 24.1 0.14 lb 33
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 0.7 (below normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.20 lb 2
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 0.7 (below normal) 2.1 – 24.1 0.10 lb 6
2024-05-20 Standard gill nets 2.0 (normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.13 lb 6
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 0.4 (below normal) 2.1 – 24.1 0.06 lb 4
1998-06-22 Survey seining 0.7 — — 2
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 0.7 (below normal) 1.7 – 17.5 0.04 lb 2

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1990-06-20 Standard gill nets 3.3 (above normal) 0.5 – 2.3 2.81 lb 10
2001-06-18 Standard gill nets 1.3 (normal) 0.5 – 2.3 3.39 lb 4
2001-06-18 Standard trap nets 0.2 (normal) 0.2 – 1.2 4.02 lb 2
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 1.0 (normal) 0.5 – 2.3 2.79 lb 3
1993-06-28 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.5 – 2.3 3.26 lb 1
1993-06-28 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.2 – 1.2 4.03 lb 1
1982-09-22 Standard gill nets 0.5 (normal) 0.5 – 2.3 2.23 lb 3
1998-06-22 Standard gill nets 3.0 (above normal) 0.5 – 2.3 2.41 lb 9
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.2 – 1.2 2.70 lb 1

Brown Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 0.4 (normal) 0.4 – 5.1 1.45 lb 4

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-06-23 Survey seining 0.7 — 0.01 lb 2
2005-06-23 Standard gill nets 0.3 (below normal) 0.6 – 2.8 0.12 lb 1
2005-06-23 Standard trap nets 0.6 (normal) 0.3 – 1.6 0.05 lb 5
2024-05-20 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 1.6 0.08 lb 1

Fathead Minnow

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1993-06-28 Survey seining 0.3 — 1

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
1993-06-28 Survey seining 0.8 — — 3
1998-06-22 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.7 – 6.5 0.02 lb 1

BST

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Total Catch
1993-06-28 Survey seining 0.3 — 1

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Showing 14 nearby bait & tackle shops on the map.

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Fetterer's Live Bait

Glenwood, MN

★ 4.6

Fletcher's Bait Shop

Sauk Centre, MN

(320) 352-2155

★ 4.8

Frozen Flights Outfitters,LLC

Spicer, MN

(320) 979-6032

★ 1

Glenwood Fleet Supply & True Value Hardware

Glenwood, MN

(320) 634-5209

★ 4.6

Last Cast Bait & Tackle

Starbuck, MN

(320) 239-2239

★ 4.5

Mel's Sport Shop

Spicer, MN

(320) 796-2000

★ 4.6

Pete's Surplus Store

New London, MN

(320) 354-2626

★ 4.7

Sunrays Bait and Tackle

Willmar, MN

(320) 214-0499

★ 3.9

Nearby Marinas

Bobbers Marine & Sports Center

Glenwood, MN

(320) 634-5952

★ 4.2

Carlson Dock and Barge - Glenwood

Glenwood, MN

(320) 334-7815

★ 4.8

Green Lake Cruises

Willmar, MN

(320) 894-5774

Green Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site

Spicer, MN

★ 4.6

Grove Lake Park and Ramp

Glenwood, MN

651-296-6157

★ 5

Lake Minnewaska Marina

Glenwood, MN

(320) 634-1036

Fish Species

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

Black BullheadBlack CrappieBluegillGreen SunfishLargemouth BassNorthern PikeWalleyeYellow BullheadYellow Perch

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Camp

230.41 acres

Large Henry

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403.79 acres

Oliver (east portion)

467.25 acres

Oliver

685.65 acres

Oliver (west portion)

218.4 acres

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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.