Best Cabin Lakes in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Top 50 cabin lakes — 25 from each state, ranked by clarity within grade. Filtered for A or B water quality, 100-5,000 acres, at least 20 ft deep, with documented game fish. Depth and fish-survey data currently cover Minnesota and Wisconsin — more states will be ranked as depth data lands.

State-specific lists: Minnesota → Wisconsin →

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Area	Depth	Fish
1	St James Pit Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	124.18 ac	381 ft	5
2	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	WI	A	564 ac	85 ft	6
3	Caribou Lake	Itasca	MN	A	246.5 ac	152 ft	7
4	Bardon Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
5	Three Island Lake	Itasca	MN	A	250.26 ac	66 ft	7
6	Wheeler Lake	Oconto	WI	A	281 ac	35 ft	5
7	Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1,316.02 ac	109 ft	14
8	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
9	South Lake	Cook	MN	A	1,144.75 ac	140 ft	6
10	Pine Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	711 ac	85 ft	5
11	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	A	803.03 ac	84 ft	13
12	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	1,250 ac	95 ft	5
13	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1,116.34 ac	65 ft	17
14	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
15	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	3,657.12 ac	75 ft	16
16	Carlin Lake	Vilas	WI	A	155 ac	36 ft	3
17	Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	207.44 ac	262.1 ft	3
18	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	A	468 ac	60 ft	5
19	Little Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	115.73 ac	57 ft	6
20	Stone Lake	Washburn	WI	A	490 ac	49 ft	5
21	Sagamore Mine Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	118.52 ac	210 ft	11
22	Blue Lake	Oneida	WI	A	441 ac	49 ft	4
23	Miner'S Pit West Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	141.17 ac	140 ft	9
24	Maiden Lake	Oconto	WI	A	269 ac	52 ft	4
25	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,638.65 ac	135 ft	16
26	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	A	468 ac	60 ft	5
27	Stony Lake	Cass	MN	A	563.21 ac	50 ft	12
28	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	2,038 ac	79 ft	5
29	Turtle Lake	Becker	MN	A	196.39 ac	73 ft	13
30	Hart Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	257 ac	54 ft	6
31	Lost Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	124.07 ac	44 ft	8
32	Boot Lake	Oconto	WI	A	230 ac	38 ft	5
33	Belle Taine Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,496.66 ac	56 ft	14
34	Long Lake	Burnett	WI	A	222 ac	41 ft	4
35	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	907.4 ac	46 ft	10
36	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	3,294 ac	74 ft	6
37	Lone Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	433.49 ac	60 ft	14
38	Sea Lion Lake	Florence	WI	A	114 ac	82 ft	5
39	Peter Lake	Cook	MN	A	281.98 ac	120 ft	4
40	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	WI	A	307 ac	50 ft	5
41	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	MN	A	904.39 ac	97 ft	15
42	Carlin Lake	Vilas	WI	A	155 ac	36 ft	3
43	Long Lost Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	539.04 ac	63 ft	11
44	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	746 ac	71 ft	6
45	Big Ole Lake	Itasca	MN	A	216.95 ac	65 ft	10
46	Middle Mckenzie Lake	Burnett	WI	A	527 ac	45 ft	5
47	Leighton Lake	Itasca	MN	A	245.45 ac	63 ft	11
48	Paya Lake	Oconto	WI	A	105 ac	40 ft	3
49	Chase Lake	Itasca	MN	A	211.34 ac	95 ft	10
50	Bony Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	190 ac	55 ft	6