Lake-specific eating adviceInfested waters list
Mooney Lake
Hennepin County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Gleason Lake (Main Lake)
Lake-specific eating advicePublic access
Gleason Lake (Main Lake) is a 135-acre lake in Hennepin County, 16 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1996. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 27009501
- County
- Hennepin
- Surface area
- 135 acres
- Maximum depth
- 16 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 141 acres, 105% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.8 miles
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 1996, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 3, since 1980
- Game fish caught in the 1996 survey
- bluegill 858, black crappie 130, pumpkinseed 72, northern pike 28, largemouth bass 13, hybrid sunfish 8, yellow perch 6, walleye 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 6 other species
- Stocked in 2018
- walleye yearlings (450)
- Stocked in 2016
- walleye yearlings (400); yellow perch adults (150)
- Public accesses (DNR survey record)
- 1, owned by DNR
- Eating advice, sensitive populations
- crappie: all sizes - 1 serving/month
- Eating advice, general populations
- crappie: all sizes - 1 serving/week; sunfish: all sizes - 2 servings/week
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Lake-specific eating advice
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
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.