Holy Name

Hennepin County

Near Ditter

DOW: 27015800

Hybrid SunfishExcellent · 77White CrappieGood · 72BluegillGood · 70

A 71-acre lake near Ditter in Hennepin County — best known for panfish and pike. Last surveyed 1988.

Fish Species (10)

Hybrid Sunfish

Excellent · 77

Above-normal numbers

Trap-net survey · surveyed Aug 1988

Last surveyed 1988 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.17 lbs

Catch rate: 1.3 per trap net

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Aug 1, 1988	1.25	-	0.17 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 27, 1987	0.50	-	0.42 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 26, 1984	0.25	-	0.50 lbs	Standard trap nets

White Crappie

Good · 72

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1984

Last surveyed 1984 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.25 lbs

Catch rate: 12.0 per gill net · typical 0.8–8 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 27, 1987	0.25	-	1.10 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 26, 1984	12.00	-	0.25 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 26, 1984	19.25	-	0.23 lbs	Standard trap nets

Bluegill

Good · 70

Typical numbers · large fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Aug 1988

Last surveyed 1988 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.42 lbs

Catch rate: 13.5 per trap net · typical 2.8–43.3 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 18, 1994	1.67	1.0"	-	Survey seining
Aug 1, 1988	13.00	-	0.43 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 1, 1988	13.50	-	0.42 lbs	Standard trap nets

Northern Pike

Average · 49

Above-normal numbers · small fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Jul 1987

Last surveyed 1987 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.96 lbs

Catch rate: 41.0 per gill net · typical 1.5–9 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 27, 1987	41.00	-	0.96 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 27, 1987	13.25	-	0.86 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 26, 1984	2.00	-	1.95 lbs	Standard gill nets

Green Sunfish

Average · 35

Typical numbers · small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Aug 1988

Last surveyed 1988 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.06 lbs

Catch rate: 1.0 per trap net · typical 0.4–3.8 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Aug 1, 1988	1.00	-	0.06 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 27, 1987	0.25	-	0.25 lbs	Standard trap nets

Black Crappie

Average · 32

Typical numbers · small fish

Gill-net survey · surveyed Aug 1988

Last surveyed 1988 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.05 lbs

Catch rate: 4.0 per gill net · typical 2–19 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 24, 1989	0.50	-	0.30 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 1, 1988	4.50	-	0.03 lbs	Standard trap nets
Aug 1, 1988	4.00	-	0.05 lbs	Standard gill nets

Largemouth Bass

Poor · 9

Small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Aug 1988

Last surveyed 1988 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.07 lbs

Catch rate: 3.3 per trap net · typical 0.2–1.1 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Aug 1, 1988	38.00	-	0.10 lbs	Standard gill nets
Aug 1, 1988	3.25	-	0.07 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 26, 1984	0.75	-	0.63 lbs	Standard trap nets

Other species in this lake (3)

Rough fish, bullheads, and baitfish recorded in DNR surveys — present in the lake, but not typical angling targets.

Black Bullhead

Excellent · 77

Above-normal numbers · average-size fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1994

Last surveyed 1994 — treat with caution

Avg Size

7.3"

Avg Weight

0.24 lbs

Catch rate: 168.8 per trap net · typical 2.5–70.2 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 18, 1994	168.78	7.3"	0.24 lbs	Standard trap nets
Jul 18, 1994	2.67	7.3"	-	Survey seining
Jul 24, 1989	0.75	-	0.42 lbs	Standard trap nets

Brown Bullhead

Good · 65

Above-normal numbers · small fish

Trap-net survey · surveyed Jul 1984

Last surveyed 1984 — treat with caution

Avg Weight

0.16 lbs

Catch rate: 23.0 per trap net · typical 0.2–6.2 for a lake like this

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 26, 1984	10.00	-	0.21 lbs	Standard gill nets
Jul 26, 1984	23.00	-	0.16 lbs	Standard trap nets
Sep 22, 1983	10.00	-	0.21 lbs	Standard gill nets

Fathead Minnow

Insufficient

Seining survey · surveyed Jul 1994

Last surveyed 1994 — treat with caution

Catch rate: 118.7 · Seining survey

Survey History

Date	Catch Rate	Avg Length	Avg Weight	Gear
Jul 18, 1994	118.67	-	-	Survey seining

Biologist Notes

July 18, 1994Holy Name Lake has a history of winterkill. This situation has allowed black bullheads, which are tolerant of low oxygen levels, to flourish. They hav…

Holy Name Lake has a history of winterkill. This situation has allowed black bullheads, which are tolerant of low oxygen levels, to flourish. They have now become the dominant species found in the lake. The black bullhead population is considered high for lakes similar to Holy Name. Their size, however, is relatively small with a mean weight per fish of 0.1 of a pound. Of the bullheads sampled 31% were between 4.5 and 6.5 inches, while 65% were between 8.0 and 10.5 inches.Bluegills and largemouth bass were stocked in 1988. That year a winterkill eliminated all but a few of the bluegills and bass. For four years the lake was also used as a walleye rearing pond but was dropped due to low returns of fingerling walleyes.

July 24, 1989ONE GILLNET WAS SET AND NO FISH WERE CAPTURED IN IT. THE ENTIRE TRAPNET CATCH CONSISTED OF 3 BLACK BULLHEADS AND 2 BLACK CRAPPIES. SEINING SAMPLED 85…

ONE GILLNET WAS SET AND NO FISH WERE CAPTURED IN IT. THE ENTIRE TRAPNET CATCH CONSISTED OF 3 BLACK BULLHEADS AND 2 BLACK CRAPPIES. SEINING SAMPLED 85 FATHEAD MINNOWS. WALLEYE FRY STOCKED IN 1989 WERE NOT SAMPLED. NONE OF THE WALLEYE FRY AND BLUEGILL ADULTS STOCKED AFTER THE 1987 CHEMICAL REHABILITATION WERE SAMPLED - APPARENT VICTIMS OF THE 1988-89 WINTERKILL.

August 1, 1988LOW NUMBERS OF YOUNG BLACK BULLHEAD, HYBRID SUN- FISH AND BLACK CRAPPIE WERE SEEN; THESE FISH ARE PROBABLY OFFSPRING FROM A FEW FISH WHICH EITHER WERE…

LOW NUMBERS OF YOUNG BLACK BULLHEAD, HYBRID SUN- FISH AND BLACK CRAPPIE WERE SEEN; THESE FISH ARE PROBABLY OFFSPRING FROM A FEW FISH WHICH EITHER WERE PLANTED INADVERTANTLY AFTER THE ROTENONE TREATMENT OR WERE SURVIVORS OF THE TREATMENT. MOST WERE LESS THAN 4.5 INCHES LONG. BLUEGILLS AND LARGEMOUTH BASS, STOCKED IN SPRING OF 1988, WERE CAPTURED AT RATES OF 13.5/TRAPNET AND 3.25/TRAPNET RESPECTIVELY. LARGEMOUTH BASS YOY RANGED FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES IN SIZE. WALLEYE FINGERLINGS WERE CAUGHT IN 1/4 FATHEAD MINNOWS ARE ALSO PRESENT.

Frequently Asked Questions

What fish can you catch in Holy Name?

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Hybrid Sunfish, White Crappie, Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Green Sunfish in Holy Name. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

Is there public access at Holy Name?

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

How deep is Holy Name?

Holy Name has a maximum depth of 7 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

When were the main sport fish in Holy Name last surveyed?

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Holy Name is from 1988. Surveys this old should be treated with some caution — fish populations change over time.