Smith Pond

Smith Lake is an 8.6-acre Class 40 Lake located in Bloomington, MN. The entire lake is encompassed in a city park and the shoreline has been restored into wildflower and native prairie. This restored shoreline helps to protect water quality and improve habitat for fish and wildlife. Smith Lake has been managed in the Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program since 2001 and is stocked annually with bluegill sunfish and black crappies. The last survey performed on this lake was in 2002. Bluegills abundance was low for this type of lake. Bluegills ranged in length from 5.0 to 7.4 inches with an average length of 6.5 inches. There were two black crappies captured during this survey. They were 7.6 and 7.9 inches in length. Other species sampled were black bullhead, brooke stickleback and hybrid sunfish. Black bullhead abundance had increased since the last survey in 2002. Four painted and one snapping turtle were captured during this survey. For more information about the FiN program or to see what FiN has done in your neighborhood, please visit us at: www.mndnr.gov/fishing/fin.

Smith Lake is a 10-acre pond in Bloomington, Minnesota and has a maximum depth of 16 feet. A fishing pier, available shoreline and other park amenities provides opportunities for fishing and family recreation. The pond has been managed in the Fishing In the Neighborhood program and stocked each spring with bluegills and black crappies. The abundance of black crappies was above average for this lake type and fish averaged 9.0 inches in length. Bluegill abundance is above average and were the most abundant species captured. The average length of bluegills in Smith Lake was 5 inches with about 25 percent of the fish over 7 inches in length.

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Pumpkinseed, Black Crappie, Hybrid Sunfish, and Bluegill in Smith Pond. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

We don't have a confirmed public access point on record for Smith Pond. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for current access details before you go.

Smith Pond has a maximum depth of 16 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Smith Pond is from 2010. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.

No invasive species are on record for Smith Pond in Minnesota DNR data. Always clean, drain, and dry your equipment to help keep it that way.

No — Smith Pond has no lake-specific regulations in the 2026 Minnesota DNR regulations, so statewide Minnesota limits apply. The statewide sunfish limit is: 20 combined total. Verify current rules with the Minnesota DNR before keeping fish.