Black Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota

Found in 911 Minnesota lakes · 26 in Michigan

Black Bullhead fits the catfish niche: tolerant of warm, turbid water, often present in productive (eutrophic) lakes. 937 lakes in our dataset have a record. Black Bullhead is widely distributed: 911 lakes in Minnesota and 26 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 the letter grades: lakes with both an A or B grade and Black Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

911

Minnesota Lakes

Avg. Grade

238

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Black Bullhead Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented black bullhead, colored by water-quality grade.

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Best Black Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota

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

Showing top 50 of 911 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have black bullhead?

Black Bullhead are found in 911 lakes in Minnesota. The average water quality grade of these lakes is C (Fair).

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 grades from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.