Smetana

Hennepin County, Minnesota — DOW #27007300

18 Surveys

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52.23
Acres
12 ft
Max Depth
5 ft
Mean Depth
13
Fish Species
12
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Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Smetana. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Black Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 1.6 (below normal) 2.5 – 70.2 0.40 lb 14
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 3.5 (below normal) 8.0 – 90.0 0.58 lb 7

Brown Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.2 – 6.2 1.46 lb 1

Yellow Perch

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 3.5 0.08 lb 1
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 2.0 (below normal) 2.5 – 25.8 0.12 lb 4

Green Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.4 – 3.8 0.03 lb 1

Northern Pike

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 14.5 (above normal) 1.5 – 9.0 1.97 lb 29
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 1.3 0.75 lb 12

Golden Shiner

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.0 – 8.5 0.08 lb 1

Yellow Bullhead

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.3 – 4.2 0.54 lb 1

Common Carp

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 1.6 (normal) 0.4 – 2.9 5.58 lb 14

Hybrid Sunfish

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.3 0.23 lb 3

Bluegill

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 0.5 0.07 lb 1
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 6.2 (normal) 2.8 – 43.3 0.19 lb 56

White Sucker

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard gill nets 0.5 (below normal) 1.0 – 6.6 2.46 lb 1

Largemouth Bass

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.1 (below normal) 0.2 – 1.1 0.21 lb 1

Pumpkinseed

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 0.6 (below normal) 0.8 – 9.3 0.12 lb 5

Black Crappie

Date Gear CPUE Normal Range Avg Weight Total Catch
2005-08-01 Standard trap nets 1.1 (below normal) 1.3 – 27.7 0.14 lb 10

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Fish Species

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Black BullheadBlack CrappieBluegillBrown BullheadCommon CarpGreen SunfishHybrid SunfishLargemouth BassNorthern PikePumpkinseedWhite SuckerYellow BullheadYellow Perch

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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.