Minnesota · DNR survey data

Kelser's Pond

Kelser's Pond covers 20 acres in Carver County, running to 34 feet, last surveyed by the DNR in 2008. The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for this lake, so there is no depth map here, just the survey record: what the nets held and how big it ran.

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DNR survey data

Fish species

Species
How many
Survey numbers
Lengths
Largemouth bass
Present
1.3per trap net
13"Typical
18"Biggest
10"18"

Lengths measured · 14 fish

Recent · 2008
10"12"14"16"18"

Lengths measured · 14 fish

2008
10"12"14"16"18"

Lengths measured · 1 fish

2002
10"12"14"16"18"

Only 1 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Northern pike
Just a few
0.5per gill net
Typical
26"Biggest
Bluegill
Good numbers
69per trap net
6"Typical
7"Biggest
3"7"

Lengths measured · 555 fish

Recent · 2008
3"4"6"7"

Lengths measured · 555 fish

2008
3"4"6"7"

Lengths measured · 73 fish

2002
3"4"6"7"
Crappie
Just a few
5per trap net
8"Typical
9"Biggest
6"9"

Lengths measured · 37 fish

Recent · 2008
6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 37 fish

2008
6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 5 fish

2002
6"8"9"

Only 5 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Rates come from standard DNR survey gear (gill nets, trap nets, electrofishing), judged against statewide benchmarks for the same gear — which is why the same number of fish per net can read differently for two species. Where the standard gear can't count a species reliably, the page shows presence and size only. Typical is the middle fish of those measured. Open a row for the full length spread, survey by survey. You can read every number on this page without an app or an account.

Recent reports

Kelser's Pond fishing reports

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Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there a depth map for Kelser's Pond?

The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for Kelser's Pond, so this page carries the survey record instead: species, catch rates and stocking history.

What fish are in Kelser's Pond?

The most recent DNR survey (2008) recorded largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, crappie.

Is Kelser's Pond stocked?

No stocking is on record for Kelser's Pond in the DNR's stocking database.

When was Kelser's Pond last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Kelser's Pond in 2008, the most recent of 2 surveys on record. A survey that old is a starting point, not a current reading.

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