Lake-specific eating adviceInfested waters list
Bush Lake
Hennepin County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Penn Lake
Public access
Penn Lake is a 44-acre lake in Hennepin County, 7 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2010. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 27000400
- County
- Hennepin
- Surface area
- 44 acres
- Maximum depth
- 7 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 43 acres, 98% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.3 miles
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2010, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 5, since 1981
- Game fish caught in the 2010 survey
- green sunfish 20, black crappie 17, yellow perch 16, bluegill 3, hybrid sunfish 3
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, white crappie, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Penn Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 10 trailer spaces, run by City of Bloomington
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- Public access
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.
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