Thunder

Todd County, Minnesota — DOW #77006600

186 Surveys

214.42

Acres

17 ft

Max Depth

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15

Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	13.1 (normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.52 lb	118
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	29.5 (normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.97 lb	177
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	45.8 (normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.25 lb	183
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.7 (below normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.44 lb	4
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	191.8 (above normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.02 lb	1726
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	184.2 (above normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.05 lb	1105
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	285.0 (above normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.20 lb	1140
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	137.8 (above normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.19 lb	827
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	23.2 (above normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.15 lb	139
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	186.5 (above normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.15 lb	746
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	5.2 (normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.25 lb	31
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	68.3 (above normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.19 lb	273
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	270.5 (above normal)	1.1 – 17.4	0.17 lb	1082
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	103.2 (above normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.28 lb	619

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.58 lb	3
1995-06-19	Survey seining	20.7	—	—	62
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.66 lb	1
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.65 lb	10
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.73 lb	1
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	30.1 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.12 lb	271
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	56.7 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.15 lb	340
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	11.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.37 lb	46
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	78.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.25 lb	471
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	10.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.38 lb	60
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	40.3 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.48 lb	161
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	13.3 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.43 lb	80
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	16.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.45 lb	64
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	3.5 (normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.40 lb	14
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	64.2 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.21 lb	385

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	5.0 (above normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.18 lb	45
1995-06-19	Survey seining	78.7	—	—	236
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	47.8 (above normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.25 lb	287
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	14.3 (normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.14 lb	57
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	1.1 (normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.30 lb	10
2001-06-18	Survey seining	5.5	—	—	11
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	8.0 (normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.08 lb	48
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.29 lb	9
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	26.8 (normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.42 lb	161
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	4.0 (below normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.17 lb	16
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.7 (below normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.32 lb	4
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	9.0 (normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.18 lb	36
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	4.2	—	—	5
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	6.9	—	—	62
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	1.0 (normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.20 lb	4
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	8.2 (normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.24 lb	49

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.5	0.18 lb	1
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	5.0	—	—	6
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	0.9	—	—	8

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.85 lb	3
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	3.4 (normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.63 lb	31
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.64 lb	6
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	1.0 (below normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.58 lb	6
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.6 – 5.0	1.01 lb	1
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.6 (below normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.56 lb	5
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	2.7 (normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.32 lb	16
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	8.3 (above normal)	1.8 – 7.2	2.18 lb	33
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.64 lb	4
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	2.7 (normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.72 lb	16
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.6 – 5.0	1.10 lb	1
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.79 lb	5
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	44.3 (above normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.43 lb	266
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	10.0 (above normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.46 lb	40

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	27.8 (above normal)	4.6 – 11.6	1.76 lb	167
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	4.3	—	0.99 lb	39
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	11.0 (normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.20 lb	44
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	1.3	—	1.89 lb	8
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	2.2 (below normal)	4.6 – 11.6	1.23 lb	13
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	1.1	—	0.76 lb	10
2001-06-18	Survey seining	2.0	—	—	4
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	7.2 (normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.00 lb	43
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	1.00 lb	2
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	13.0 (above normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.07 lb	52
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	1.2	—	2.45 lb	7
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	11.3 (normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.46 lb	45
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	—	1
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	3.7 (below normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.37 lb	22

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	0.7	—	—	2
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.15 lb	7
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.27 lb	3
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.38 lb	2
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	0.2	—	—	2

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	4.7	—	—	14
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.3	1.79 lb	1
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	2.40 lb	1
2001-06-18	Survey seining	4.0	—	0.02 lb	8
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 0.9	1.34 lb	2
2013-06-17	Standard electrofishing	39.3	—	0.98 lb	20
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.3	0.50 lb	1
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	18.3	—	—	22
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	20.3	—	—	183
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	0.30 lb	1

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	9.7	—	—	29
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	4.2 (normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.16 lb	38
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.24 lb	2
2001-06-18	Survey seining	7.5	—	—	15
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.12 lb	2
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.7	—	0.28 lb	4
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	6.0 (normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.20 lb	24
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.7 (below normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.18 lb	4
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	1.0 (below normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.19 lb	6
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	0.8	—	—	1
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	0.1	—	—	1
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	3.3 (normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.20 lb	13

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	35.0	—	—	105
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	—	1
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	3.6 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.31 lb	32
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	3.7 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.22 lb	22
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	2.0	—	0.27 lb	8
2001-06-18	Survey seining	113.0	—	—	226
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	0.2	—	0.03 lb	1
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	3.6 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.22 lb	32
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.7	—	0.70 lb	4
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	16.3 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.62 lb	65
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	5.2 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.19 lb	31
2013-06-17	Standard electrofishing	39.3	—	0.29 lb	20
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	9.7 (normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.15 lb	58
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	2.5	—	—	3
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	0.6	—	—	5

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	5.3 (normal)	1.5 – 5.8	3.25 lb	32
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.8	1.72 lb	1
2012-09-10	Fall electrofishing	42.8	—	0.39 lb	45
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	1.8 (normal)	1.5 – 5.8	3.75 lb	7
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	3.2 (normal)	1.5 – 5.8	3.60 lb	19
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	3.00 lb	3
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	5.5 (normal)	1.5 – 5.8	2.51 lb	22
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	3.50 lb	2
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	2.8 (normal)	1.5 – 5.8	2.04 lb	11
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 0.8	5.21 lb	3
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	6.7 (above normal)	1.5 – 5.8	1.68 lb	40

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	1.3	—	—	4
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	1.28 lb	18
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.4 – 1.5	0.51 lb	1
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	3.3 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	2.13 lb	13
2001-06-18	Survey seining	1.0	—	—	2
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	1.94 lb	15
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.4 – 1.5	2.09 lb	6
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	2.80 lb	2
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	2.17 lb	10
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.4 – 1.5	1.96 lb	4
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	4.3 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	2.22 lb	17
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	1.2 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	2.57 lb	7
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.4 – 1.5	2.50 lb	1

Johnny Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Survey seining	0.3	—	1
2001-06-18	Survey seining	4.0	—	8
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	11.6	—	14
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	1.0	—	9

Bowfin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 1.5	3.61 lb	3
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	0.5 – 1.7	5.69 lb	14
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	1.8 (above normal)	0.5 – 1.5	3.69 lb	7
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.5 – 1.7	5.51 lb	2
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 1.5	4.70 lb	3
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 1.7	4.25 lb	2
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	2.3 (above normal)	0.5 – 1.5	3.87 lb	9
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	7.3 (above normal)	0.5 – 1.7	3.79 lb	44
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.5 – 1.7	5.38 lb	2
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	2.5	—	—	3
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	1.2 (normal)	0.5 – 1.5	3.90 lb	7
1989-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.5 – 1.7	3.00 lb	3

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1995-06-19	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.62 lb	1
2019-06-17	Standard gill nets	1.8 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.27 lb	7
2019-06-17	Standard trap nets	2.2 (normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.33 lb	13
2001-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.74 lb	8
1984-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.3 (below normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.25 lb	2
1984-06-19	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.68 lb	5
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	5.5 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.05 lb	22
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	17.8 (above normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.11 lb	107
2013-06-17	Standard electrofishing	55.0	—	0.51 lb	28
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	3.5 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.06 lb	14
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.46 lb	7
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	4.2	—	—	5
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	3.2	—	—	29
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.22 lb	5

Rock Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2001-06-18	Standard gill nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 1.8	0.66 lb	1

BNS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2001-06-18	Survey seining	0.5	—	1

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2007-06-18	Standard gill nets	1.3 (normal)	0.3 – 1.3	3.62 lb	5
2007-06-18	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.3 – 1.4	6.75 lb	4
2013-06-17	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 1.3	6.92 lb	2
2013-06-17	Standard trap nets	0.8 (normal)	0.3 – 1.4	4.45 lb	5
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	2.5	—	—	3
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	2.9	—	—	26
1989-06-19	Standard gill nets	2.0 (above normal)	0.3 – 1.3	2.38 lb	12

CNM

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	10.8	—	13
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	1.1	—	10

Iowa Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-03	15-ft beach seine	5.4	—	49
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	10.0	—	12

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2019-07-03	Backpack electrofishing	5.0	—	6

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Fish Species

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

Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Bowfin (Dogfish)Brown Bullhead Common Carp Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Pumpkinseed Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

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