Thompson

Meeker County, Minnesota — DOW #47015900

66 Surveys

225.75

Acres

8 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

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

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	1.1 – 8.0	2.61 lb	14
1986-06-25	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	1.93 lb	3
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	2.0	—	0.14 lb	18
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	1.38 lb	3
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	3.31 lb	4
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	1.7	—	2.25 lb	2
1982-08-30	Standard gill nets	14.7 (above normal)	1.1 – 8.0	0.59 lb	44
1982-08-30	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	4.40 lb	3

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	30.3 (normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.27 lb	182
1986-06-25	Standard trap nets	57.5 (normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.22 lb	230
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	3.6 (below normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.17 lb	32
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	38.4 (normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.05 lb	346
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	279.1 (above normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.01 lb	2512
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	0.9	—	0.21 lb	1
2013-07-22	Standard gill nets	381.5 (above normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.04 lb	763
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	31.4 (normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.10 lb	251
1982-08-30	Standard gill nets	6.0 (below normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.46 lb	18
1982-08-30	Standard trap nets	30.2 (normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.12 lb	181

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.27 lb	3
1982-08-30	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.3 – 2.6	1.81 lb	8

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.80 lb	2
1986-06-25	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.0	2.00 lb	1

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.0 – 13.8	3.40 lb	1
1986-06-25	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	3.98 lb	4
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	3.13 lb	2
1994-07-18	Survey seining	0.5	—	0.05 lb	2
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	1.61 lb	14
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	2.6	—	2.00 lb	3
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	0.6 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	3.20 lb	5
2013-07-22	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	1.0 – 13.8	2.56 lb	3
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	3.1 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	3.82 lb	25
1982-08-30	Standard trap nets	58.8 (above normal)	1.0 – 5.5	0.17 lb	353
1982-08-30	Standard gill nets	50.0 (above normal)	1.0 – 13.8	0.11 lb	150

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.4 – 6.5	0.10 lb	1
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	5.8 (above normal)	0.2 – 1.9	0.12 lb	46
2013-07-22	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.4 – 6.5	0.11 lb	1

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.10 lb	1
1993-07-19	Survey seining	0.7	—	0.04 lb	2
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	5.2 (above normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.19 lb	47
1994-07-18	Survey seining	0.3	—	0.18 lb	1
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	5.9 (above normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.34 lb	53
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	4.3	—	0.28 lb	5
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	11.0 (above normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.11 lb	88
2013-07-22	Standard gill nets	110.0 (above normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.08 lb	220

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1986-06-25	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.10 lb	1
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.50 lb	3
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	4.6 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.20 lb	41

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.20 lb	1
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.35 lb	1
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.07 lb	1

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.29 lb	21
1993-07-19	Survey seining	10.0	—	—	30
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	49.7 (above normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.03 lb	447
1994-07-18	Survey seining	48.5	—	—	194
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	25.1 (above normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.06 lb	226
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	4.3	—	0.14 lb	5

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.7	1.03 lb	1
1993-07-19	Survey seining	1.3	—	—	4
1994-07-18	Standard trap nets	1.9 (above normal)	0.2 – 0.7	0.43 lb	17
1994-07-18	Survey seining	0.3	—	0.50 lb	1
1995-07-05	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.2 – 0.7	1.21 lb	6
1995-07-05	Standard electrofishing	23.1	—	0.89 lb	27

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1993-07-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.1	0.06 lb	1
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.2 – 1.1	0.04 lb	7

BST

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1994-07-18	Survey seining	18.3	—	73

Fathead Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1994-07-18	Survey seining	118.3	—	473

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Nearby Marinas

Dassel - Cokato Marine

Dassel, MN

(651) 226-6026

★ 5

EZ Dock & Lift LLC

Dassel, MN

(320) 296-2623

★ 3.4

Legion Memorial Park

Litchfield, MN

(320) 693-7201

★ 4.7

Porta-Dock Inc

Dassel, MN

(800) 783-7070

★ 4.5

Dock Rite Inc

Hutchinson, MN

(320) 587-0644

★ 4

Duehn Marine LLC

Hutchinson, MN

(320) 247-3597

Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead White Sucker Yellow 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.

Thompson

DNR Fish Surveys

Northern Pike

Black Bullhead

White Sucker

Walleye

Common Carp

Green Sunfish

Yellow Perch

Yellow Bullhead

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

Largemouth Bass

Golden Shiner

BST

Fathead Minnow

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Cedar Mills Outfitters

Litchfield Outpost

The Bait Stop LLC

Crow River Custom Rods

Dunham's Sports

Frozen Flights Outfitters,LLC

FUYU Outdoors

Little Crow Shooting Sports

Nearby Marinas

Dassel - Cokato Marine

EZ Dock & Lift LLC

Legion Memorial Park

Porta-Dock Inc

Dock Rite Inc

Duehn Marine LLC

Fish Species

Other Lakes in Meeker County

Arvilla

Betty

Big Swan

Clear

Dunns

Erie

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