Brickyard Clayhole

October 2016 Status Update: no DNR Fisheries surveys more recent than this 1984 Initial Survey. However, note that conditions and fish populations have changed because of replacement of the connections to the Minnesota River- that is, no river-origin fish recently reported. From 2008-2016 summaries of the late-January fishing contest (for all legal gamefish) held here, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, and other sunfish species and hybrids have been caught. The contest has been cancelled several times in recent years because of unsafe (insufficiently thick) ice conditions. 1984 Status of the Fishery White Sucker, Black Bullhead, Northern Pike, and Bluegill were found at above-local-median levels. Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and hybrid sunfishes were sampled at below-local-median levels. Presence of Gizzard Shad, Shorthead Redhorse, and White Bass indicates that no barrier presently exists between the Clay Pit and the Minnesota River during high-water periods. Test-netting and water chemistry monitoring in 1977 and 1978 indicated the Clay Hole lacked sufficient oxygen to support a put-and-take trout fishery.

October 2016 Status Update: no DNR Fisheries surveys more recent than this 1984 Initial Survey. However, note that conditions and fish populations have changed because of replacement of the connections to the Minnesota River- that is, no river-origin fish recently reported. From 2008-2016 summaries of the late-January fishing contest (for all legal gamefish) held here, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, and other sunfish species and hybrids have been caught. The contest has been cancelled several times in recent years because of unsafe (insufficiently thick) ice conditions. 1984 Status of the Fishery White Sucker, Black Bullhead, Northern Pike, and Bluegill were found at above-local-median levels. Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and hybrid sunfishes were sampled at below-local-median levels. Presence of Gizzard Shad, Shorthead Redhorse, and White Bass indicates that no barrier presently exists between the Clay Pit and the Minnesota River during high-water periods. Test-netting and water chemistry monitoring in 1977 and 1978 indicated the Clay Hole lacked sufficient oxygen to support a put-and-take trout fishery.

October 2016 Status Update: no DNR Fisheries surveys more recent than this 1984 Initial Survey. However, note that conditions and fish populations have changed because of replacement of the connections to the Minnesota River- that is, no river-origin fish recently reported. From 2008-2016 summaries of the late-January fishing contest (for all legal gamefish) held here, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, and other sunfish species and hybrids have been caught. The contest has been cancelled several times in recent years because of unsafe (insufficiently thick) ice conditions. 1984 Status of the Fishery White Sucker, Black Bullhead, Northern Pike, and Bluegill were found at above-local-median levels. Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and hybrid sunfishes were sampled at below-local-median levels. Presence of Gizzard Shad, Shorthead Redhorse, and White Bass indicates that no barrier presently exists between the Clay Pit and the Minnesota River during high-water periods. Test-netting and water chemistry monitoring in 1977 and 1978 indicated the Clay Hole lacked sufficient oxygen to support a put-and-take trout fishery.

No Minnesota DNR fish survey data is available for Brickyard Clayhole yet.

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

Brickyard Clayhole has a maximum depth of 43 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

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