Black Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota, 884 Lakes

Black Bullhead fits the catfish niche: tolerant of warm, turbid water, often present in productive (eutrophic) lakes. 911 lakes in our dataset have a record. Black Bullhead is widely distributed: 884 lakes in Minnesota and 27 in Michigan. That breadth means anglers across most of the coverage area can find a documented Black Bullhead lake within a reasonable drive.

Catfish-bearing lakes are often productive systems — the kind where the fish do well even when clarity does not. Cross-reference the Black Bullhead lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Black Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

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Black Bullhead Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented black bullhead.

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Best Black Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota

Rank	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth
1	Lobster Lake	Douglas	13 ft	65 ft
2	Clearwater Lake	Wright	9.8 ft	73 ft
3	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	100 ft
4	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	97 ft
5	Mud Lake	Becker	12.5 ft	34 ft
6	Big Lake	Beltrami	9.7 ft	35 ft
7	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	16.5 ft	42 ft
8	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	14.3 ft	104 ft
9	Birch Lake	Wright	15 ft	52 ft
10	Birch Lake	Cass	14 ft	45 ft
11	Round Lake	Aitkin	14.5 ft	125 ft
12	Round Lake	Crow Wing	13.5 ft	51 ft
13	Round Lake	Becker	10 ft	69 ft
14	Ada Lake	Cass	14 ft	60 ft
15	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	138 ft
16	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	12.5 ft	30 ft
17	Washburn Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	111 ft
18	Long Lake	Stearns	13.5 ft	28 ft
19	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	10.5 ft	46 ft
20	Long Lake	Clearwater	20.5 ft	80 ft
21	Long Lake	Cass	21.5 ft	115 ft
22	Long Lake	Becker	19.5 ft	61 ft
23	Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	73 ft
24	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	65 ft
25	Maple Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	78 ft
26	Detroit Lake	Becker	14 ft	89 ft
27	Sallie Lake	Becker	13 ft	50 ft
28	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft
29	Deer Lake	Itasca	8.9 ft	50 ft
30	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	14.8 ft	95 ft
31	Otter Lake	Ramsey	11.5 ft	21 ft
32	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	58 ft
33	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	17.1 ft	52 ft
34	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	10 ft	38 ft
35	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	12.3 ft	40 ft
36	Spectacle Lake	Isanti	13.8 ft	51.5 ft
37	Marion Lake	Dakota	7 ft	21 ft
38	Sullivan Lake	Morrison	10.8 ft	57 ft
39	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	6.9 ft	67 ft
40	Darling Lake	Douglas	14 ft	62 ft
41	Ida Lake	Douglas	16.4 ft	106 ft
42	Ida Lake	Becker	12.1 ft	20 ft
43	Star Lake	Otter Tail	17 ft	94 ft
44	Upper Maple Lake	Wright	17.2 ft	76 ft
45	Fish Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	69 ft
46	Fish Lake	Chisago	9.4 ft	57 ft
47	Norway Lake	Cass	6.9 ft	12 ft
48	Snail Lake	Ramsey	11 ft	30 ft
49	Shell Lake	Becker	7.3 ft	16 ft
50	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	15.1 ft	60 ft

Showing top 50 of 884 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have black bullhead?

Black Bullhead are found in 884 lakes in Minnesota.

What are the best black bullhead lakes in Minnesota?

The best black bullhead lakes in Minnesota by water quality are Lobster Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lower Hay Lake, North Long Lake, Mud Lake.

Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.