Crappie lake, Sunfish lake

Smith Pond

Stocked 2025

Smith Pond is a 7-acre lake in Hennepin County, 16 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2010. Recorded species include crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
27107800
County
Hennepin
Surface area
7 acres
Maximum depth
16 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
8 acres, 108% of the lake
Shoreline
0.8 miles
Average water clarity
3.5 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Bloomington
Latest DNR fish survey
July 2010, population assessment
Surveys on record
2, since 2002
Game fish caught in the 2010 survey
bluegill 49, hybrid sunfish 5, black crappie 2
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, and 2 other species
Stocked in 2025
bluegill sunfish adults (68); yellow bullhead adults (5); yellow perch adults (1,001)
Stocked in 2024
bluegill sunfish adults (200)
Stocked in 2023
black crappie adults (178); bluegill sunfish adults (211)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 feet
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

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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