Swenson

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — DOW #34032100

129 Surveys

108.27

Acres

14 ft

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

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	12.7 (above normal)	1.1 – 8.0	1.14 lb	38
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	1.6	—	0.94 lb	8
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	8.7 (above normal)	1.1 – 8.0	2.49 lb	26
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	1.5	—	2.14 lb	15
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	1.1 – 8.0	6.15 lb	3
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	0.3	—	1.14 lb	1
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.0 (below normal)	1.1 – 8.0	1.54 lb	3
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	1.29 lb	8
1993-07-12	Survey seining	1.2	—	0.74 lb	6
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	10.5 (above normal)	1.1 – 8.0	5.12 lb	21
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	5.71 lb	5
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.1 – 8.0	3.13 lb	6
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	3.64 lb	3

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	10.7 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.09 lb	32
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	3.4 (normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.06 lb	17
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.19 lb	6
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	2.7 (normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.22 lb	27
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.59 lb	4
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	1.3 (normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.41 lb	13
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	1.7	—	0.02 lb	5
1993-07-12	Survey seining	3.8	—	—	19
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.7 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.03 lb	5
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	4.5 (normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.35 lb	45
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	12.0 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.19 lb	24
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	21.1 (above normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.11 lb	211
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.4 – 13.8	0.36 lb	6
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	1.5 (normal)	1.2 – 20.5	0.16 lb	15

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	310.0 (above normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.11 lb	930
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	299.6 (above normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.26 lb	1498
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	494.1 (above normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.01 lb	4941
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	74.3 (normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.30 lb	223
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	3.4 (below normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.95 lb	34
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	9.5 (below normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.93 lb	19
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	22.6 (normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.19 lb	226
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	1.7 (below normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.34 lb	5
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	1.3 (below normal)	11.5 – 132.6	1.13 lb	13
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	1.5 (below normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.52 lb	3
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	3.1 (below normal)	11.5 – 132.6	0.62 lb	31
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	6.0 (below normal)	30.3 – 150.6	0.58 lb	12

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	13.0 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.14 lb	65
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	5.0	—	0.09 lb	15
1998-06-16	Survey seining	1.7	—	—	5
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.34 lb	1
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	2.9 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.23 lb	29
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	8.7 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.15 lb	87
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	4.7	—	0.15 lb	14
1993-07-12	Survey seining	0.8	—	—	4
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	19.0 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.35 lb	190
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.07 lb	1
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.15 lb	18
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	0.5	—	0.53 lb	1
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	1.2 – 20.0	0.24 lb	23

Walleye

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	12.7 (normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.07 lb	38
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	3.6 (above normal)	0.5 – 3.0	1.21 lb	18
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	1.0 (below normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.19 lb	3
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 3.0	1.99 lb	7
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	6.5 (normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.71 lb	13
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 3.0	1.06 lb	7
2023-09-19	Fall electrofishing	183.0	—	0.04 lb	61
2014-09-24	Fall electrofishing	213.0	—	0.02 lb	71
2016-09-20	Fall electrofishing	136.0	—	—	34
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	3.7	—	1.03 lb	11
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.14 lb	7
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	2.1 (normal)	0.5 – 3.0	3.39 lb	21
2001-06-11	Fall electrofishing	27.5	—	0.10 lb	11
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	5.0 (normal)	2.3 – 18.1	1.81 lb	10
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.5 – 3.0	2.73 lb	7
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	5.0 (normal)	2.3 – 18.1	2.29 lb	10
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	0.4 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.0	1.40 lb	4

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	6.7	—	0.16 lb	20
1983-07-07	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	0.3 – 4.9	0.07 lb	14
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	0.5 (normal)	0.3 – 4.9	0.16 lb	5
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 4.9	0.13 lb	1
1993-07-12	Survey seining	0.6	—	0.01 lb	3
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 4.9	0.22 lb	2
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 4.9	0.22 lb	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1983-07-07	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.50 lb	1
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	1.2	—	0.18 lb	12
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	0.3	—	0.09 lb	1
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	0.3	—	0.08 lb	1
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.16 lb	3

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	7.6 (above normal)	0.4 – 4.5	0.38 lb	76
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	4.0 (normal)	0.5 – 5.6	0.43 lb	12

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.09 lb	4
1998-06-16	Survey seining	0.3	—	—	1
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	34.7 (above normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.21 lb	104
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.4 (normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.11 lb	4
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	11.5 (normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.21 lb	23
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	0.7	—	0.07 lb	2
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.3 (normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.08 lb	3
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	4.3 (normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.15 lb	13
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	3.4 (normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.06 lb	34
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	60.5 (above normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.23 lb	121
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 3.8	0.19 lb	1
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	2.0 (below normal)	2.7 – 25.0	0.16 lb	4

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Standard gill nets	2.3 (normal)	0.5 – 3.5	0.26 lb	7
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	6.4 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.41 lb	64
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	1.5 (normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.49 lb	15
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	1.7	—	0.90 lb	5
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	1.8 (normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.70 lb	18
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	0.5 – 3.5	0.55 lb	4
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	2.3 (normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.77 lb	23
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	3.2 (above normal)	0.5 – 2.5	0.70 lb	32

Fathead Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Survey seining	1.7	—	5

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Survey seining	2.7	—	0.04 lb	8
2015-06-15	Standard electrofishing	12.8	—	2.09 lb	17
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.7	1.74 lb	1
1993-07-12	Survey seining	1.8	—	—	9
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.7	0.78 lb	1
2001-06-11	Standard electrofishing	18.9	—	2.03 lb	24
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	0.2 – 1.5	1.01 lb	2

Common Carp

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1998-06-16	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	1.0 – 5.5	7.53 lb	16
2015-06-15	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.0 – 13.8	7.81 lb	1
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	5.81 lb	2
1993-07-12	Survey seining	0.8	—	0.34 lb	4
1993-07-12	Standard gill nets	9.0 (normal)	1.0 – 13.8	0.46 lb	27
1993-07-12	Standard trap nets	21.7 (above normal)	1.0 – 5.5	0.39 lb	217
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	1.0 – 13.8	2.62 lb	2
2001-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.4 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	5.26 lb	4
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.0 – 13.8	4.78 lb	6
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	0.6 (below normal)	1.0 – 5.5	5.67 lb	6

Green Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 1.9	0.13 lb	1
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	0.7	—	0.10 lb	2

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2015-06-15	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.6	3.59 lb	1
2001-06-11	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.5	2.31 lb	1
2019-06-13	Standard trap nets	0.2 (below normal)	0.3 – 2.6	2.67 lb	2

BIB

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2023-05-30	1/2-in trap nets	0.3	—	0.24 lb	1
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 7.0	12.22 lb	1

Freshwater Drum

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2019-06-13	Standard gill nets	0.5 (normal)	0.5 – 8.3	0.31 lb	1

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Fish Species

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

Bigmouth Buffalo Black Bullhead Black Crappie Bluegill Brown Bullhead Common Carp Freshwater Drum Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Walleye White Sucker Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

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Swenson

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Northern Pike

Black Crappie

Black Bullhead

Bluegill

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Pumpkinseed

Hybrid Sunfish

Brown Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Yellow Bullhead

Fathead Minnow

Largemouth Bass

Common Carp

Green Sunfish

White Sucker

BIB

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