Loring Lake
Location: Minneapolis, Loring Park, Hennepin Avenue South and 15th Street East
Species present: Bluegill, Black crappie, Channel catfish
Depth: 16 feet
Size: 5 acres
Wheelchair access: Good
MTC bus: Route 4, 6 and 12
Park entrance fee: No
Restrooms: Yes
Parking: Fair
Picnic: Yes
Grills: No
Playground: Yes
Other Activities: Bandstand, basketball, gardens, horseshoes, public art, tennis, wading pool, walking path
Agency: City of Minneapolis, Parks and Recreation Board 
612-230-6400
Fishing pier: Yes
Comments: Loring Lake is surrounded by native wetland and upland prairie plantings that have brought a little bit of wilderness back to the city. This shoreline habitat has helped protect water quality for the annually stocked bluegills, black crappies and channel catfish. Using minnow as bait can help catch black crappies and worms will attract the abundant bluegills and black bullheads.
More information about Loring Lake
2007 Lake Survey Results:
| Location and Date | Species | Abundance | Average Length (in) | Maximum Length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loring | black bullhead | high | 5.1 | 8.3 |
| (Hennepin) | black crappie | high | 5.8 | 13.3 |
| 08/27/2007 | bluegill | high | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| hybrid sunfish | low | 5.4 | 5.7 | |
| pumpkinseed sunfish | medium | 3.5 | 4.7 | |
| white sucker | low | 17.5 | 18.2 |
