Bluegill Lakes in Minnesota
Found in 1,390 Minnesota lakes · 160 in Michigan
Bluegill is panfish — the family of smaller, abundant species that anchor kid-friendly fishing and ice-fishing in Minnesota. Documented in 1,550 lakes across our dataset. With 1,390 lakes in Minnesota and 160 in Michigan carrying a documented record, Bluegill is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.
Panfish species like Bluegill tolerate a wide range of water quality, so their presence in a lake says less about the lake than the absence of a game-fish would. Cross-reference the Bluegill lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Bluegill documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.
1,390
Minnesota Lakes
10
Counties
Bluegill Lakes Map
Every Minnesota lake with documented bluegill.
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Best Bluegill Lakes in Minnesota
Catch per net is how many bluegill MPCA counted in each standard trap nets on that lake’s most recent survey.
Catch per net measures abundance in the survey, not size or fishing pressure.
| Rank | Lake | County | Bluegill per trap net | Survey | Mean length | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Lake fishing | Hennepin | 243.30 | June 1, 2021 | 4.7 in | 263 |
| 2 | Lotus Lake fishing | Carver | 213.44 | June 30, 2025 | 5.3 in | 245 |
| 3 | St Olaf Lake fishing | Waseca | 165.62 | June 20, 2022 | 5.8 in | 91 |
| 4 | Fireman'S Lake fishing | Carver | 164.67 | July 5, 2017 | 5 in | 9 |
| 5 | Little Sand Lake fishing | Cass | 147.44 | July 5, 2022 | 4 in | 413 |
| 6 | Reeds Lake fishing | Waseca | 122.36 | June 13, 2022 | 5.5 in | 195 |
| 7 | Long Lake fishing | Meeker | 117.78 | June 25, 2018 | 5.2 in | 164 |
| 8 | Red Rock Lake fishing | Hennepin | 115.56 | June 7, 2021 | 5.7 in | 97 |
| 9 | Camp Lake fishing | Sherburne | 113.50 | June 27, 2022 | 3.7 in | 82 |
| 10 | Waverly Lake fishing | Wright | 110.78 | June 24, 2024 | 5.7 in | 494 |
| 11 | Lake Nokomis fishing | Hennepin | 110.11 | July 24, 2023 | 5.6 in | 201 |
| 12 | Emily Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 108.44 | July 11, 2024 | 3.2 in | 300 |
| 13 | Reitz Lake fishing | Carver | 107.78 | June 21, 2021 | 4.3 in | 92 |
| 14 | Elk Lake fishing | Grant | 106.11 | August 23, 2021 | 6 in | 207 |
| 15 | Mitchell Lake fishing | Hennepin | 100.56 | June 28, 2021 | 4.9 in | 114 |
| 16 | Washington Lake fishing | Meeker | 98.80 | July 21, 2025 | 3.8 in | 2,438 |
| 17 | Ham Lake fishing | Hubbard | 96.89 | August 28, 2017 | 6.7 in | 194 |
| 18 | Deer Lake fishing | Wright | 94.44 | August 14, 2023 | 4.9 in | 171 |
| 19 | Hyland Lake fishing | Hennepin | 94.33 | June 5, 2023 | 5.4 in | 84 |
| 20 | Camp Lake fishing | Wright | 93.00 | August 27, 2018 | 4.8 in | 123 |
| 21 | Lake Minnetonka fishing | Hennepin | 92.04 | June 6, 2022 | 5.8 in | 14,206 |
| 22 | Waconia Lake fishing | Carver | 90.50 | August 4, 2025 | 5.1 in | 3,080 |
| 23 | Aaron Lake fishing | Douglas | 90.50 | May 14, 2024 | 6 in | 610 |
| 24 | Green Lake fishing | Chisago | 86.33 | July 24, 2023 | 5.1 in | 1,809 |
| 25 | Eighth Crow Wing Lake fishing | Hubbard | 83.89 | June 12, 2023 | 5.2 in | 503 |
| 26 | Brooks Lake fishing | Wright | 83.33 | June 14, 2021 | 4.4 in | 100 |
| 27 | Little Sugar Bush Lake fishing | Becker | 80.22 | June 6, 2023 | 6.8 in | 221 |
| 28 | Stahl'S Lake fishing | McLeod | 79.78 | July 2, 2018 | 5.3 in | 141 |
| 29 | Wall Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 77.30 | June 30, 2025 | 5.4 in | 727 |
| 30 | Crawford Lake fishing | Wright | 76.00 | July 6, 2021 | 4.5 in | 110 |
| 31 | Martha Lake fishing | Wright | 75.67 | June 13, 2022 | 6.7 in | 102 |
| 32 | Ann Lake fishing | Sherburne | 75.22 | July 15, 2019 | 4.6 in | 183 |
| 33 | Round Lake fishing | Hennepin | 73.17 | May 30, 2025 | 6 in | 31 |
| 34 | Hoff Lake fishing | Meeker | 71.89 | July 1, 2019 | 4.8 in | 139 |
| 35 | Zumbra-Sunny Lake fishing | Carver | 71.33 | June 12, 2025 | 5 in | 271 |
| 36 | Cedar Lake fishing | Hennepin | 70.62 | July 8, 2024 | 5 in | 164 |
| 37 | Birch Lake fishing | Sherburne | 69.89 | June 10, 2019 | 4.8 in | 160 |
| 38 | Mill Lake fishing | Douglas | 69.67 | June 11, 2024 | 6.9 in | 451 |
| 39 | Pleasant Lake fishing | St. Louis | 69.67 | June 7, 2021 | 4.5 in | 335 |
| 40 | Loon Lake fishing | Cass | 69.67 | July 5, 2017 | 6.6 in | 232 |
| 41 | Johanna Lake fishing | Pope | 68.33 | June 27, 2022 | 4.1 in | 1,399 |
| 42 | Pocket Lake fishing | Douglas | 66.33 | July 5, 2022 | 5.6 in | 263 |
| 43 | Long Lake fishing | Hennepin | 65.44 | June 26, 2023 | 5.6 in | 285 |
| 44 | Lake Harriet fishing | Hennepin | 64.56 | July 8, 2024 | 6.4 in | 341 |
| 45 | Swede Lake fishing | Carver | 64.33 | August 9, 2021 | 5.4 in | 433 |
| 46 | South Center Lake fishing | Chisago | 62.92 | August 7, 2023 | 5.6 in | 910 |
| 47 | Twin Lake fishing | Hennepin | 62.67 | June 11, 2018 | 4.6 in | 217 |
| 48 | Bass Lake fishing | Becker | 61.11 | July 28, 2025 | 4.8 in | 204 |
| 49 | Long Lake fishing | Hubbard | 60.92 | June 28, 2024 | 4.5 in | 1,926 |
| 50 | Carver Lake fishing | Washington | 60.50 | August 5, 2024 | 4.8 in | 50 |
| 51 | German Lake fishing | Becker | 59.89 | June 13, 2022 | 7.1 in | 418 |
| 52 | Wirth Lake fishing | Hennepin | 58.67 | August 7, 2018 | 4.3 in | 40 |
| 53 | Bde Maka Ska fishing | Hennepin | 58.11 | June 24, 2024 | 5.2 in | 424 |
| 54 | Clear Lake fishing | Waseca | 58.08 | August 5, 2024 | 6.6 in | 649 |
| 55 | Eagle Lake fishing | Hennepin | 58.00 | June 30, 2025 | 5.3 in | 296 |
| 56 | Big Sugar Bush Lake fishing | Becker | 57.67 | June 27, 2022 | 7.1 in | 522 |
| 57 | Perch Lake fishing | Becker | 57.25 | June 16, 2025 | 5.6 in | 48 |
| 58 | Hoot Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 56.29 | July 7, 2025 | 5.2 in | 161 |
| 59 | Grand Lake fishing | Stearns | 54.50 | August 18, 2025 | 4.9 in | 651 |
| 60 | Bush Lake fishing | Hennepin | 54.38 | June 17, 2024 | 4.2 in | 171 |
| 61 | Little Mud Lake fishing | Meeker | 53.00 | January 18, 2025 | 4.8 in | 37 |
| 62 | Lemay Lake fishing | Dakota | 52.80 | May 22, 2024 | 5.1 in | 36 |
| 63 | Clark Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 51.56 | June 1, 2021 | 6.2 in | 305 |
| 64 | Swan Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 49.55 | July 5, 2022 | 4 in | 749 |
| 65 | Turtle Lake fishing | Douglas | 48.12 | July 12, 2021 | 6 in | 218 |
| 66 | Kraemer Lake fishing | Stearns | 48.11 | July 11, 2022 | 5.6 in | 195 |
| 67 | Coon Lake fishing | Anoka | 47.55 | June 16, 2025 | 5.8 in | 1,481 |
| 68 | Independence Lake fishing | Hennepin | 47.45 | July 21, 2025 | 5.9 in | 832 |
| 69 | South Lindstrom Lake fishing | Chisago | 46.56 | July 18, 2022 | 6.1 in | 455 |
| 70 | Silver Lake fishing | Cass | 46.56 | August 21, 2017 | 4 in | 121 |
| 71 | Auburn Lake fishing | Carver | 46.00 | June 27, 2022 | 5.6 in | 291 |
| 72 | Green Lake fishing | Isanti | 45.89 | May 28, 2025 | - | 833 |
| 73 | Big Bass Lake fishing | Hubbard | 45.89 | June 5, 2023 | 6 in | 133 |
| 74 | West Twin Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 45.71 | June 15, 2021 | 4.8 in | 127 |
| 75 | Chisago Lake fishing | Chisago | 45.70 | July 25, 2022 | 6 in | 944 |
| 76 | Island Lake fishing | Mahnomen | 45.25 | July 21, 2025 | 5.6 in | 616 |
| 77 | Latoka Lake fishing | Douglas | 44.58 | July 18, 2022 | 4.6 in | 767 |
| 78 | Sarah Lake fishing | Hennepin | 42.88 | July 18, 2022 | 5.5 in | 557 |
| 79 | Bass Lake fishing | Hennepin | 42.67 | August 15, 2023 | 4.6 in | 182 |
| 80 | Mcmahon Lake fishing | Scott | 42.00 | June 23, 2025 | 5 in | 187 |
| 81 | Greenleaf Lake fishing | Meeker | 41.44 | July 18, 2022 | 4 in | 238 |
| 82 | Crookneck Lake fishing | Morrison | 40.75 | July 24, 2023 | 4.7 in | 191 |
| 83 | Widow Lake fishing | Cass | 40.67 | June 21, 2022 | 6.3 in | 198 |
| 84 | Crooked Lake fishing | Anoka | 40.50 | July 19, 2021 | 5 in | 115 |
| 85 | Pebble Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 39.89 | June 17, 2024 | 4.9 in | 195 |
| 86 | Whaletail Lake fishing | Hennepin | 39.44 | July 26, 2021 | 4.5 in | 510 |
| 87 | Big Lake fishing | Stearns | 39.08 | August 7, 2017 | 4.4 in | 458 |
| 88 | Piersons Lake fishing | Carver | 38.67 | August 4, 2025 | 5 in | 267 |
| 89 | Spitzer Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 38.67 | June 18, 2018 | 5.7 in | 731 |
| 90 | Cox Lake fishing | Clearwater | 38.56 | June 18, 2018 | 4.6 in | 61 |
| 91 | Gladstone Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 38.12 | June 17, 2024 | 5 in | 437 |
| 92 | Minnewashta Lake fishing | Carver | 37.82 | July 7, 2025 | 5.2 in | 680 |
| 93 | Lower Spunk Lake fishing | Stearns | 37.78 | June 12, 2023 | 5.8 in | 179 |
| 94 | Pine Lake fishing | Cass | 37.67 | June 6, 2022 | 6 in | 261 |
| 95 | Rogers Lake fishing | Dakota | 37.67 | May 21, 2018 | 4.3 in | 102 |
| 96 | Cedar Lake fishing | Wright | 37.64 | July 8, 2024 | 4.9 in | 790 |
| 97 | Dead Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 37.17 | August 19, 2024 | 6.3 in | 7,546 |
| 98 | Ida Lake fishing | Wright | 37.11 | June 20, 2022 | 5.4 in | 226 |
| 99 | Fannie Lake fishing | Isanti | 37.00 | June 27, 2022 | 5.8 in | 360 |
| 100 | Golden Lake fishing | Anoka | 37.00 | May 28, 2018 | 5.8 in | 58 |
| 101 | Pine Island Lake fishing | Todd | 36.33 | May 23, 2024 | 5.9 in | 238 |
| 102 | Lone Lake fishing | Clearwater | 36.25 | June 17, 2025 | 6.2 in | 69 |
| 103 | Big Watab Lake fishing | Stearns | 36.22 | June 23, 2025 | 6.6 in | 246 |
| 104 | Johnson Lake fishing | Itasca | 36.22 | June 18, 2025 | 4.3 in | 434 |
| 105 | Dyers Lake fishing | Cook | 36.17 | June 1, 2021 | - | 70 |
| 106 | Weaver Lake fishing | Hennepin | 36.00 | July 11, 2023 | 5 in | 152 |
| 107 | Victoria Lake fishing | Douglas | 35.89 | June 10, 2024 | 6.1 in | 417 |
| 108 | Cedar Lake fishing | Rice | 35.75 | July 28, 2025 | 5.5 in | 902 |
| 109 | Sybil Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 35.58 | July 28, 2025 | 4.9 in | 683 |
| 110 | Lobster Lake fishing | Douglas | 35.25 | July 21, 2025 | 5.3 in | 1,334 |
| 111 | Fourth Crow Wing Lake fishing | Hubbard | 34.56 | May 29, 2024 | - | 434 |
| 112 | Rays Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 34.56 | July 26, 2021 | 5.1 in | 169 |
| 113 | Welch Lake fishing | Cass | 34.55 | May 28, 2025 | 4.2 in | 196 |
| 114 | Pelican Lake fishing | Pope | 34.12 | June 13, 2022 | 4.6 in | 518 |
| 115 | Andrew Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 33.42 | June 24, 2024 | 5.7 in | 759 |
| 116 | Granite Lake fishing | Wright | 33.22 | August 26, 2024 | 4.8 in | 362 |
| 117 | Silver Lake fishing | Ramsey | 33.11 | July 24, 2017 | 4.5 in | 76 |
| 118 | Medicine Lake fishing | Hennepin | 33.00 | July 5, 2023 | 4.6 in | 924 |
| 119 | Andrew Lake fishing | Douglas | 32.60 | June 25, 2024 | 6.3 in | 923 |
| 120 | Fish Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 32.50 | June 2, 2025 | 5.8 in | 77 |
| 121 | Little Bemidji Lake fishing | Becker | 32.33 | July 17, 2023 | 4 in | 293 |
| 122 | Middle Cormorant Lake fishing | Becker | 32.33 | August 2, 2021 | 5.9 in | 373 |
| 123 | German Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 32.09 | June 10, 2024 | 6.7 in | 889 |
| 124 | Webb Lake fishing | Cass | 32.08 | July 14, 2025 | 5.1 in | 720 |
| 125 | Scandinavian Lake fishing | Pope | 32.00 | July 15, 2024 | 4.6 in | 417 |
| 126 | Hinds Lake fishing | Hubbard | 31.33 | June 13, 2022 | 5.1 in | 305 |
| 127 | George Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 31.30 | May 7, 2025 | 6.7 in | 228 |
| 128 | Duck Lake fishing | Hubbard | 31.22 | August 18, 2025 | - | 326 |
| 129 | Wellner-Hageman Reservoir fishing | Brown | 31.12 | July 25, 2022 | 5.6 in | 75 |
| 130 | Hen Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 31.00 | June 24, 2024 | 4.3 in | 858 |
| 131 | Hattie Lake fishing | Hubbard | 31.00 | July 31, 2023 | 5.6 in | 359 |
| 132 | Cleary Lake fishing | Scott | 31.00 | August 8, 2017 | 4.9 in | 145 |
| 133 | Marion Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 30.91 | June 23, 2025 | 6.6 in | 1,624 |
| 134 | Comfort Lake fishing | Chisago | 30.56 | June 18, 2018 | 5.2 in | 218 |
| 135 | Champlin Mill Pond fishing | Hennepin | 30.50 | July 7, 2025 | 4.4 in | 37 |
| 136 | Lake Jefferson fishing | Le Sueur | 30.50 | July 29, 2024 | 6.4 in | 685 |
| 137 | Parkers Lake fishing | Hennepin | 30.22 | June 12, 2017 | 5.2 in | 100 |
| 138 | Eagle Lake fishing | Carver | 29.78 | July 17, 2023 | 5.1 in | 183 |
| 139 | Camp Lake fishing | Swift | 29.33 | May 22, 2024 | 3.6 in | 230 |
| 140 | Sullivan Lake fishing | Wright | 29.22 | July 6, 2020 | 5.2 in | 71 |
| 141 | Pickerel Lake fishing | Hubbard | 29.12 | July 12, 2021 | 5.5 in | 310 |
| 142 | Steiger Lake fishing | Carver | 28.89 | August 5, 2024 | 5.7 in | 166 |
| 143 | Hungry Jack Lake fishing | Cook | 28.67 | June 29, 2020 | 5 in | 474 |
| 144 | Mary Lake fishing | Wright | 28.67 | August 14, 2017 | 4 in | 196 |
| 145 | South Long Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 28.58 | July 21, 2025 | 5.5 in | 1,309 |
| 146 | Parley Lake fishing | Carver | 28.44 | June 9, 2025 | 5.7 in | 258 |
| 147 | Pickerel Lake fishing | Clearwater | 28.44 | July 8, 2024 | 4.9 in | 143 |
| 148 | Fish Lake fishing | Hennepin | 28.11 | July 15, 2024 | 5.3 in | 238 |
| 149 | Arvilla Lake fishing | Meeker | 27.89 | July 9, 2018 | 5.6 in | 138 |
| 150 | Meadow Lake fishing | Becker | 27.88 | July 1, 2024 | 5 in | 71 |
| 151 | French Lake fishing | Wright | 27.78 | July 7, 2025 | 5.4 in | 346 |
| 152 | Ada Lake fishing | Cass | 27.58 | July 11, 2022 | 5.2 in | 963 |
| 153 | Burgen Lake fishing | Douglas | 27.33 | July 28, 2025 | 5.1 in | 174 |
| 154 | Tadd Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 27.25 | April 22, 2025 | 5.5 in | 39 |
| 155 | Green Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 27.07 | September 12, 2025 | 4.6 in | 5,569 |
| 156 | Volney Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 27.00 | June 9, 2025 | 7.1 in | 269 |
| 157 | Chippewa Lake fishing | Douglas | 26.75 | August 4, 2025 | 4.3 in | 1,186 |
| 158 | Upper Prior Lake fishing | Scott | 26.44 | June 23, 2025 | 6.5 in | 386 |
| 159 | Signalness Lake fishing | Pope | 26.38 | July 8, 2025 | 3.9 in | 42 |
| 160 | Pig Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 26.33 | June 17, 2024 | 4.7 in | 196 |
| 161 | Fox Lake fishing | Rice | 26.33 | July 24, 2023 | 4.2 in | 312 |
| 162 | Adney Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 26.22 | June 10, 2024 | 7.3 in | 310 |
| 163 | Man Lake fishing | Cass | 26.22 | July 5, 2022 | 4.4 in | 491 |
| 164 | Sand Lake fishing | Pine | 26.00 | July 7, 2025 | 5.8 in | 527 |
| 165 | South Twin Lake fishing | Beltrami | 25.78 | June 30, 2025 | 6.6 in | 222 |
| 166 | Roy Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 25.56 | June 9, 2025 | 5.5 in | 320 |
| 167 | Dutch Lake fishing | Hennepin | 25.33 | July 22, 2024 | 5.7 in | 175 |
| 168 | Pomme de Terre Lake fishing | Grant | 25.33 | August 21, 2023 | - | 1,816 |
| 169 | Bryant Lake fishing | Hennepin | 25.22 | August 21, 2023 | 4.5 in | 180 |
| 170 | Middle Whipple Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 25.17 | June 27, 2022 | 4.9 in | 301 |
| 171 | Games Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 25.10 | July 8, 2024 | 5.8 in | 527 |
| 172 | Sewell Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 25.00 | June 24, 2024 | 5.9 in | 369 |
| 173 | First Crow Wing Lake fishing | Hubbard | 25.00 | May 28, 2024 | 6.3 in | 522 |
| 174 | Gun Club Lake fishing | Dakota | 24.88 | June 6, 2017 | 4.5 in | 103 |
| 175 | Peterson Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 24.75 | July 15, 2024 | 5.6 in | 2,540 |
| 176 | Louise Lake fishing | Douglas | 24.67 | June 20, 2023 | 5 in | 214 |
| 177 | Lily Lake fishing | Itasca | 24.67 | July 25, 2022 | 5.4 in | 109 |
| 178 | Peltier Lake fishing | Anoka | 24.60 | August 11, 2025 | 5.6 in | 552 |
| 179 | Henry Lake fishing | Douglas | 24.60 | June 6, 2023 | - | 152 |
| 180 | Blackhawk Lake fishing | Dakota | 24.57 | May 21, 2025 | 5.1 in | 40 |
| 181 | Ida Lake fishing | Douglas | 24.47 | August 7, 2023 | 5.2 in | 4,445 |
| 182 | Linwood Lake fishing | Anoka | 24.29 | July 26, 2021 | 5.9 in | 572 |
| 183 | Skogman Lake fishing | Isanti | 24.25 | July 5, 2022 | 6.2 in | 228 |
| 184 | Passenger Lake fishing | Pine | 24.12 | May 17, 2017 | 6.5 in | 67 |
| 185 | Busties Lake fishing | Itasca | 24.00 | July 5, 2022 | 5.9 in | 245 |
| 186 | Carrie Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 24.00 | June 21, 2021 | 4.3 in | 89 |
| 187 | Calhoun Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 23.89 | July 5, 2023 | 5 in | 647 |
| 188 | Johnson Lake fishing | St. Louis | 23.78 | June 6, 2022 | 5.8 in | 456 |
| 189 | Geneva Lake fishing | Douglas | 23.67 | August 5, 2024 | 6.3 in | 640 |
| 190 | Pokegama Lake fishing | Itasca | 23.53 | June 17, 2024 | 5.1 in | 6,721 |
| 191 | Ray Lake fishing | Cass | 23.50 | June 16, 2025 | 5.9 in | 143 |
| 192 | Balsam Lake fishing | Itasca | 23.42 | June 27, 2022 | 5.3 in | 716 |
| 193 | Sibley Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 23.33 | August 5, 2021 | 4.5 in | 444 |
| 194 | Rose Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 23.00 | August 26, 2024 | 4.9 in | 1,200 |
| 195 | Deer Lake fishing | Itasca | 22.93 | July 24, 2023 | 5.6 in | 4,093 |
| 196 | Two Rivers Lake fishing | Stearns | 22.89 | July 8, 2024 | 5.6 in | 583 |
| 197 | Miltona Lake fishing | Douglas | 22.87 | August 14, 2023 | 5.5 in | 5,731 |
| 198 | Cedar Lake fishing | Scott | 22.82 | August 2, 2021 | 6.9 in | 793 |
| 199 | Upper Hay Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 22.67 | June 27, 2022 | 5.4 in | 596 |
| 200 | Whiskey Lake fishing | Douglas | 22.67 | July 19, 2021 | 6.1 in | 160 |
| 201 | Long Lake fishing | Itasca | 22.57 | July 29, 2024 | 4.4 in | 155 |
| 202 | Ban Lake fishing | St. Louis | 22.56 | August 18, 2025 | 6.3 in | 389 |
| 203 | Little Pelican Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 22.44 | July 7, 2025 | 6.3 in | 271 |
| 204 | O'Dowd Lake fishing | Scott | 22.44 | August 1, 2022 | 5.5 in | 301 |
| 205 | Rachel Lake fishing | Douglas | 22.33 | July 1, 2024 | 5.3 in | 448 |
| 206 | Mary Lake fishing | Wright | 22.11 | July 22, 2024 | 5.3 in | 190 |
| 207 | Upper Gull Lake fishing | Cass | 21.78 | June 23, 2025 | 4.6 in | 422 |
| 208 | Linka Lake fishing | Pope | 21.78 | July 10, 2023 | 4.8 in | 178 |
| 209 | Straight Lake fishing | Becker | 21.75 | August 11, 2025 | 5.4 in | 471 |
| 210 | Trestle Lake fishing | Itasca | 21.44 | July 17, 2023 | 4.7 in | 111 |
| 211 | Gervais Lake fishing | Ramsey | 21.44 | September 7, 2021 | 4.9 in | 235 |
| 212 | Maud Lake fishing | Becker | 21.44 | July 19, 2021 | 5.9 in | 517 |
| 213 | Roosevelt Lake fishing | Cass | 21.33 | July 8, 2024 | 4.8 in | 1,511 |
| 214 | Muskrat Lake fishing | Becker | 21.25 | July 29, 2024 | 5.6 in | 69 |
| 215 | Vanduse Lake fishing | Aitkin | 21.25 | June 10, 2024 | 6.1 in | 240 |
| 216 | Seventh Crow Wing Lake fishing | Hubbard | 21.14 | July 29, 2024 | 5.4 in | 262 |
| 217 | Beaver Lake fishing | Ramsey | 21.00 | May 29, 2025 | 5.5 in | 86 |
| 218 | Gilchrist Lake fishing | Pope | 20.89 | July 10, 2023 | - | 336 |
| 219 | Lower Cullen Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 20.89 | July 19, 2021 | 4.1 in | 560 |
| 220 | Pearl Lake fishing | Becker | 20.88 | August 19, 2024 | 5.3 in | 280 |
| 221 | Le Homme Dieu Lake fishing | Douglas | 20.75 | August 12, 2024 | 5.4 in | 1,801 |
| 222 | Lake of the Isles fishing | Hennepin | 20.56 | July 1, 2024 | 4.4 in | 114 |
| 223 | Clear Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 20.56 | June 12, 2023 | 5.6 in | 226 |
| 224 | Fleming Lake fishing | Aitkin | 20.56 | August 7, 2017 | 6.4 in | 319 |
| 225 | Shallow Lake fishing | Hubbard | 20.42 | June 1, 2018 | 5.4 in | 284 |
| 226 | Long Lake fishing | Clearwater | 20.33 | June 13, 2022 | 6.6 in | 159 |
| 227 | Pleasant Lake fishing | Wright | 20.33 | August 15, 2019 | 4.4 in | 597 |
| 228 | Melissa Lake fishing | Becker | 20.27 | August 12, 2024 | 5 in | 1,850 |
| 229 | Wabana Lake fishing | Itasca | 19.93 | July 14, 2025 | 5.2 in | 2,221 |
| 230 | Tamarac Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 19.89 | June 19, 2017 | - | 445 |
| 231 | Crow Wing Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 19.67 | September 2, 2025 | 4.4 in | 379 |
| 232 | Augusta Lake fishing | Stearns | 19.67 | July 1, 2019 | 4.7 in | 187 |
| 233 | Taft Lake fishing | Hennepin | 19.67 | August 7, 2017 | 3.6 in | 14 |
| 234 | Long Lake fishing | Becker | 19.56 | June 28, 2021 | 5.4 in | 415 |
| 235 | Lottie Lake fishing | Douglas | 19.50 | August 6, 2018 | 5.4 in | 46 |
| 236 | Hubert Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 19.17 | August 11, 2025 | 4.4 in | 1,301 |
| 237 | Long Lake fishing | Pine | 19.12 | June 27, 2023 | 5.6 in | 77 |
| 238 | Ethel Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 19.11 | July 16, 2025 | 6.6 in | 191 |
| 239 | Margaret Lake fishing | Cass | 19.11 | June 16, 2025 | 5.4 in | 251 |
| 240 | Spirit Lake fishing | Wadena | 19.11 | June 21, 2022 | 5.5 in | 114 |
| 241 | Halverson Lake fishing | Hubbard | 19.11 | July 5, 2017 | 6.1 in | 21 |
| 242 | Moses Lake fishing | Douglas | 19.08 | May 13, 2024 | 7 in | 824 |
| 243 | Fish Lake fishing | Scott | 19.00 | July 14, 2025 | 6 in | 176 |
| 244 | Darling Lake fishing | Douglas | 19.00 | July 15, 2024 | 4.8 in | 1,050 |
| 245 | Amelia Lake fishing | Pope | 18.91 | August 18, 2025 | 6.4 in | 934 |
| 246 | Cedar Lake fishing | Wright | 18.89 | June 29, 2020 | 4.4 in | 206 |
| 247 | Kings Lake fishing | Stearns | 18.78 | August 25, 2025 | 5.1 in | 204 |
| 248 | Pine Mountain Lake fishing | Cass | 18.60 | August 4, 2025 | - | 1,617 |
| 249 | Stowe Lake fishing | Douglas | 18.56 | June 16, 2025 | 8 in | 377 |
| 250 | Long Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 18.40 | May 12, 2025 | 6.8 in | 325 |
| 251 | Spring Lake fishing | Polk | 18.33 | July 31, 2023 | 4.6 in | 134 |
| 252 | Pine Lake fishing | St. Louis | 18.33 | June 26, 2017 | 5.9 in | 450 |
| 253 | Hendricks Lake fishing | Lincoln | 18.30 | August 18, 2025 | - | 1,522 |
| 254 | Upper Maple Lake fishing | Wright | 18.25 | July 14, 2025 | 4.9 in | 633 |
| 255 | Big Stony Lake fishing | Hubbard | 18.25 | August 1, 2022 | 5.8 in | 343 |
| 256 | Nisswa Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 18.22 | June 9, 2025 | 5.5 in | 219 |
| 257 | North Grave Lake fishing | Itasca | 18.22 | July 11, 2023 | 4.8 in | 525 |
| 258 | Little Mantrap Lake fishing | Hubbard | 18.12 | July 25, 2022 | 4.4 in | 381 |
| 259 | Johanna Lake fishing | Ramsey | 18.11 | August 9, 2021 | 4.4 in | 212 |
| 260 | Upper South Long Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 18.08 | July 21, 2025 | 5 in | 804 |
| 261 | St Mary'S Lake fishing | St. Louis | 18.00 | July 21, 2025 | 5.6 in | 234 |
| 262 | Big Swan Lake fishing | Todd | 17.92 | July 14, 2025 | 4.2 in | 947 |
| 263 | Page Lake fishing | Stevens | 17.89 | July 17, 2023 | - | 375 |
| 264 | Bass Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 17.88 | June 7, 2021 | 4.7 in | 311 |
| 265 | Boy Lake fishing | Cass | 17.87 | July 28, 2025 | 5.6 in | 3,308 |
| 266 | East Twin Lake fishing | Anoka | 17.75 | July 8, 2024 | 4.5 in | 92 |
| 267 | Potato Lake fishing | Hubbard | 17.71 | July 21, 2025 | - | 2,096 |
| 268 | Mary Lake fishing | Douglas | 17.67 | August 11, 2025 | 5.5 in | 2,450 |
| 269 | Little Stanchfield Lake fishing | Isanti | 17.67 | July 15, 2024 | 6.8 in | 146 |
| 270 | Lawrence Lake fishing | Cass | 17.56 | June 13, 2023 | 4.9 in | 225 |
| 271 | Goodners Lake fishing | Stearns | 17.56 | August 26, 2019 | 5.2 in | 191 |
| 272 | Big Lake fishing | Beltrami | 17.47 | June 10, 2025 | - | 3,598 |
| 273 | Charlotte Lake fishing | Wright | 17.44 | June 30, 2025 | 5.3 in | 253 |
| 274 | Bluewater Lake fishing | Itasca | 17.44 | July 16, 2024 | 4.5 in | 364 |
| 275 | Lory Lake fishing | Isanti | 17.38 | August 9, 2021 | 4.9 in | 222 |
| 276 | Fish Lake fishing | Chisago | 17.38 | July 27, 2020 | 4.8 in | 319 |
| 277 | Mule Lake fishing | Cass | 17.33 | June 20, 2023 | 5.7 in | 525 |
| 278 | North Union Lake fishing | Douglas | 17.25 | August 8, 2018 | 6.3 in | 118 |
| 279 | Cowdry Lake fishing | Douglas | 17.22 | July 28, 2025 | 5.4 in | 243 |
| 280 | Daggett Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 17.22 | July 1, 2024 | 5.4 in | 258 |
| 281 | Vermont Lake fishing | Douglas | 17.22 | May 12, 2022 | 7.4 in | 342 |
| 282 | Campbell Lake fishing | Beltrami | 17.22 | June 28, 2021 | 6.4 in | 463 |
| 283 | Long Lost Lake fishing | Clearwater | 17.00 | July 29, 2024 | 4.7 in | 539 |
| 284 | Sand Lake fishing | St. Louis | 16.83 | July 31, 2023 | 6.1 in | 779 |
| 285 | Little Wolf Lake fishing | Cass | 16.78 | August 5, 2024 | 5.3 in | 525 |
| 286 | Little Pine Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 16.78 | July 1, 2024 | 5.6 in | 330 |
| 287 | Armstrong Lake fishing | St. Louis | 16.67 | August 9, 2021 | 4.5 in | 382 |
| 288 | Little Floyd Lake fishing | Becker | 16.67 | June 14, 2021 | 5.3 in | 215 |
| 289 | Minnie-Belle Lake fishing | Meeker | 16.56 | July 7, 2025 | 4.9 in | 597 |
| 290 | Portage Lake fishing | Hubbard | 16.56 | August 8, 2022 | 5.2 in | 429 |
| 291 | Agnes Lake fishing | Douglas | 16.50 | June 5, 2023 | - | 137 |
| 292 | Perch Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 16.44 | June 7, 2021 | 6 in | 266 |
| 293 | Net Lake fishing | Becker | 16.33 | July 22, 2024 | 6.2 in | 230 |
| 294 | Elkhorn Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 16.33 | June 26, 2023 | 5.8 in | 79 |
| 295 | Louisa Lake fishing | Stearns | 16.33 | July 20, 2020 | 5.4 in | 193 |
| 296 | Round Lake fishing | Becker | 16.17 | July 14, 2025 | - | 1,094 |
| 297 | Spider Lake fishing | Itasca | 16.09 | July 1, 2024 | 4.7 in | 1,392 |
| 298 | Oak Lake fishing | Pine | 16.00 | August 14, 2023 | 4.9 in | 459 |
| 299 | Mayo Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 16.00 | August 5, 2019 | 5 in | 164 |
| 300 | George Lake fishing | Anoka | 15.89 | July 16, 2024 | 5.1 in | 489 |
| 301 | Fenske Lake fishing | St. Louis | 15.89 | July 24, 2017 | 5.1 in | 108 |
| 302 | Crystal Lake fishing | Hennepin | 15.88 | August 17, 2022 | 4.5 in | 79 |
| 303 | Beaver Lake fishing | Steele | 15.78 | July 10, 2023 | 5.2 in | 98 |
| 304 | White Sand Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 15.67 | August 18, 2025 | 5.5 in | 415 |
| 305 | Clear Lake fishing | Itasca | 15.67 | August 14, 2017 | 5 in | 140 |
| 306 | Arrowhead Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 15.50 | June 3, 2024 | 5.9 in | 296 |
| 307 | Toad Lake fishing | Becker | 15.42 | August 9, 2021 | 5.2 in | 1,715 |
| 308 | Duck Lake fishing | Blue Earth | 15.25 | June 9, 2025 | 6.5 in | 290 |
| 309 | Sargent Lake fishing | Mahnomen | 15.22 | July 28, 2025 | 5.4 in | 138 |
| 310 | Pillager Lake fishing | Cass | 15.22 | July 10, 2023 | 4.7 in | 205 |
| 311 | Sandwick Lake fishing | Itasca | 15.11 | July 11, 2022 | 5.1 in | 594 |
| 312 | Big Lake fishing | Carlton | 15.00 | August 10, 2020 | 4.3 in | 526 |
| 313 | Francis Lake fishing | Meeker | 14.92 | July 14, 2025 | 5 in | 1,053 |
| 314 | Siseebakwet Lake fishing | Itasca | 14.75 | August 26, 2024 | - | 1,210 |
| 315 | Cotton Lake fishing | Becker | 14.75 | July 12, 2021 | 5.9 in | 1,763 |
| 316 | Grace Lake fishing | Beltrami | 14.64 | July 28, 2025 | 6.3 in | 860 |
| 317 | Moon Lake fishing | Douglas | 14.56 | June 26, 2023 | 6 in | 139 |
| 318 | Foot Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 14.50 | July 21, 2025 | 3.9 in | 503 |
| 319 | Henderson Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 14.50 | June 23, 2025 | 7.4 in | 75 |
| 320 | Silver Lake fishing | St. Louis | 14.40 | July 6, 2020 | 4.1 in | 46 |
| 321 | Three Island Lake fishing | Cass | 14.11 | July 18, 2022 | 4.2 in | 288 |
| 322 | Portage Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 14.00 | June 16, 2025 | 6.7 in | 287 |
| 323 | Mud Lake fishing | Martin | 13.89 | August 22, 2022 | - | 182 |
| 324 | Florida Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 13.80 | July 15, 2024 | 5.5 in | 705 |
| 325 | Smith Lake fishing | St. Louis | 13.75 | August 14, 2020 | 5.3 in | 193 |
| 326 | Bog Lake fishing | Itasca | 13.67 | July 22, 2024 | 7.1 in | 306 |
| 327 | Star Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 13.60 | July 21, 2025 | 5.6 in | 4,486 |
| 328 | Crystal Lake fishing | Cass | 13.57 | July 15, 2025 | 6.3 in | 190 |
| 329 | Long Lake fishing | St. Louis | 13.56 | July 15, 2019 | 5.2 in | 150 |
| 330 | Portage Lake fishing | Cass | 13.44 | July 7, 2025 | 5.3 in | 277 |
| 331 | Hill River Lake fishing | Polk | 13.44 | June 24, 2025 | 6.5 in | 102 |
| 332 | Sand Lake fishing | Cass | 13.44 | July 25, 2022 | 5.7 in | 149 |
| 333 | Sugar Lake fishing | Cass | 13.33 | July 15, 2024 | 6 in | 699 |
| 334 | Stony Lake fishing | Cass | 13.33 | June 5, 2023 | 5.3 in | 563 |
| 335 | Forest Lake fishing | Washington | 13.13 | July 7, 2025 | 5 in | 2,271 |
| 336 | Long Lake fishing | Itasca | 13.11 | June 17, 2019 | 6.3 in | 134 |
| 337 | Island Lake fishing | Hubbard | 13.00 | June 16, 2025 | - | 541 |
| 338 | George Lake fishing | Cass | 13.00 | June 2, 2025 | 6.4 in | 612 |
| 339 | Dean Lake fishing | Wright | 13.00 | July 29, 2019 | 5.3 in | 176 |
| 340 | Juggler Lake fishing | Becker | 12.89 | July 25, 2022 | 6.2 in | 428 |
| 341 | Villard Lake fishing | Pope | 12.78 | July 14, 2025 | 6.2 in | 544 |
| 342 | Big Trout Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 12.58 | July 22, 2024 | 4.8 in | 1,366 |
| 343 | Elliot Lake fishing | St. Louis | 12.57 | July 30, 2018 | 5.5 in | 373 |
| 344 | Lindberg Lake fishing | Clearwater | 12.56 | July 1, 2024 | 7.2 in | 95 |
| 345 | Smokey Hollow Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 12.56 | July 24, 2017 | 4.9 in | 125 |
| 346 | Millstone Lake fishing | Wright | 12.50 | May 7, 2019 | - | 200 |
| 347 | Whitewater Lake fishing | St. Louis | 12.42 | August 21, 2023 | 5.6 in | 1,212 |
| 348 | Riley Lake fishing | Hennepin | 12.33 | June 22, 2021 | 5.1 in | 296 |
| 349 | Birch Lake fishing | Cass | 12.25 | August 7, 2023 | 5.5 in | 1,267 |
| 350 | Partridge Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 12.22 | July 31, 2023 | 5.2 in | 188 |
| 351 | Frances Lake fishing | Le Sueur | 12.18 | July 7, 2025 | 5.5 in | 927 |
| 352 | Mccarron Lake fishing | Ramsey | 12.17 | June 11, 2025 | 5.5 in | 73 |
| 353 | Poplar Lake fishing | Polk | 12.11 | July 7, 2025 | 5.2 in | 90 |
| 354 | North Lindstrom Lake fishing | Chisago | 12.00 | July 15, 2019 | 5.3 in | 142 |
| 355 | Little Webb Lake fishing | Cass | 11.89 | August 21, 2023 | 5.7 in | 226 |
| 356 | Hydes Lake fishing | Carver | 11.89 | July 24, 2017 | 5.8 in | 222 |
| 357 | Pelican Lake fishing | Stearns | 11.78 | July 10, 2023 | 5.3 in | 291 |
| 358 | Stony Lake fishing | Douglas | 11.75 | August 7, 2018 | 4.9 in | 87 |
| 359 | Horseshoe Lake fishing | Aitkin | 11.67 | August 22, 2022 | 7.2 in | 240 |
| 360 | Spider Lake fishing | Chisago | 11.67 | May 22, 2018 | 4.1 in | 131 |
| 361 | Wilkins Lake fishing | Aitkin | 11.60 | July 29, 2024 | 6.1 in | 349 |
| 362 | Crystal Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 11.42 | June 17, 2024 | 5.8 in | 1,413 |
| 363 | Swan Lake fishing | Itasca | 11.33 | August 18, 2025 | - | 2,456 |
| 364 | Lizzie Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 11.33 | June 9, 2025 | 5.1 in | 1,913 |
| 365 | Wolf Lake fishing | Douglas | 11.22 | July 11, 2022 | 4.9 in | 307 |
| 366 | Jessie Lake fishing | Douglas | 11.22 | August 16, 2021 | 5.3 in | 110 |
| 367 | Stocking Lake fishing | Wadena | 11.22 | June 21, 2021 | 5.2 in | 362 |
| 368 | Sebie Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 11.11 | September 3, 2025 | 5 in | 185 |
| 369 | Irene Lake fishing | Douglas | 11.09 | August 3, 2022 | 5.1 in | 639 |
| 370 | Bass Lake fishing | Itasca | 10.80 | July 20, 2020 | 5.4 in | 122 |
| 371 | Goodrich Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 10.78 | July 15, 2024 | 5.7 in | 382 |
| 372 | Island Lake fishing | Carlton | 10.67 | July 8, 2024 | 5.3 in | 320 |
| 373 | Emma Lake fishing | Hubbard | 10.67 | August 3, 2020 | 5 in | 78 |
| 374 | Clear Lake fishing | Aitkin | 10.58 | July 28, 2025 | 6 in | 574 |
| 375 | Swan Lake fishing | McLeod | 10.50 | October 7, 2025 | 5.4 in | 352 |
| 376 | Island Lake fishing | Hubbard | 10.50 | August 4, 2025 | 5.7 in | 225 |
| 377 | Schoolcraft Lake fishing | Hubbard | 10.44 | August 15, 2022 | 5.5 in | 170 |
| 378 | Long Lake fishing | Cass | 10.42 | August 11, 2025 | 5.7 in | 1,007 |
| 379 | Deer Lake fishing | Itasca | 10.33 | July 28, 2025 | - | 1,855 |
| 380 | Bass Lake fishing | Becker | 10.33 | July 22, 2024 | 5.7 in | 130 |
| 381 | Hanging Horn Lake fishing | Carlton | 10.33 | July 20, 2020 | 5.7 in | 409 |
| 382 | Big Mcdonald Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 10.25 | August 19, 2025 | 6.4 in | 992 |
| 383 | Child Lake fishing | Cass | 10.22 | July 1, 2024 | 4.3 in | 285 |
| 384 | Lower Bottle Lake fishing | Hubbard | 10.20 | August 7, 2023 | - | 641 |
| 385 | Ann Lake fishing | Carver | 10.11 | August 16, 2023 | 4.7 in | 116 |
| 386 | Little Sand Lake fishing | Itasca | 10.11 | July 9, 2018 | 6 in | 210 |
| 387 | Split Hand Lake fishing | Itasca | 10.00 | August 25, 2025 | 5.4 in | 1,374 |
| 388 | Ann Lake fishing | Kanabec | 10.00 | June 21, 2021 | 6.6 in | 653 |
| 389 | Dead Lake fishing | Hubbard | 10.00 | July 10, 2017 | 5 in | 131 |
| 390 | Hunt Lake fishing | Rice | 9.89 | July 24, 2023 | 5.2 in | 176 |
| 391 | Lewis Lake fishing | Kanabec | 9.89 | July 18, 2022 | 5.4 in | 179 |
| 392 | Horseshoe Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 9.83 | August 8, 2022 | 5.2 in | 922 |
| 393 | Big Lake fishing | Sherburne | 9.78 | July 31, 2017 | 4.6 in | 254 |
| 394 | Rock Lake fishing | Cass | 9.75 | August 12, 2025 | - | 261 |
| 395 | Turtle Lake fishing | Becker | 9.62 | June 29, 2020 | 6.6 in | 196 |
| 396 | Spurzem Lake fishing | Hennepin | 9.62 | June 17, 2019 | 6.8 in | 82 |
| 397 | Rush Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 9.58 | August 11, 2025 | 5.6 in | 5,276 |
| 398 | Walker Brook Lake fishing | Clearwater | 9.56 | June 23, 2025 | 5.5 in | 95 |
| 399 | Big Spunk Lake fishing | Stearns | 9.56 | September 5, 2023 | 3.7 in | 415 |
| 400 | Bay Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 9.53 | June 14, 2021 | 5.6 in | 2,330 |
| 401 | Snaptail Lake fishing | Itasca | 9.44 | August 18, 2025 | 4.5 in | 175 |
| 402 | Lily Lake fishing | Washington | 9.40 | June 7, 2021 | 4.6 in | 44 |
| 403 | Hiawatha Lake fishing | Hennepin | 9.33 | July 15, 2025 | 4.8 in | 53 |
| 404 | Leven Lake fishing | Pope | 9.33 | July 7, 2025 | 6.1 in | 282 |
| 405 | Caroline Lake fishing | Wright | 9.22 | July 1, 2019 | 4.5 in | 137 |
| 406 | Del Clark Lake fishing | Yellow Medicine | 9.00 | July 7, 2025 | - | 156 |
| 407 | Big Portage (W Bay Lake fishing | Cass | 9.00 | July 10, 2023 | 6.5 in | 902 |
| 408 | Emily Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 9.00 | June 26, 2023 | 5.4 in | 721 |
| 409 | Ann Lake fishing | Pope | 9.00 | April 27, 2023 | - | 370 |
| 410 | Bueber Lake fishing | Cass | 9.00 | June 21, 2022 | 7.1 in | 132 |
| 411 | Island Lake fishing | Becker | 8.92 | August 14, 2023 | 6.4 in | 1,179 |
| 412 | Island Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 8.89 | July 8, 2024 | 5.7 in | 126 |
| 413 | Jack Lake fishing | Cass | 8.78 | August 20, 2024 | 4 in | 142 |
| 414 | Chub Lake fishing | Carlton | 8.78 | August 31, 2020 | 3.8 in | 313 |
| 415 | Lower Comstock Lake fishing | St. Louis | 8.78 | July 23, 2018 | 6.2 in | 160 |
| 416 | Little Turtle Lake fishing | Beltrami | 8.75 | August 2, 2021 | 7.9 in | 469 |
| 417 | Horseshoe Lake fishing | Rice | 8.71 | June 24, 2024 | 6.9 in | 417 |
| 418 | Hammal Lake fishing | Aitkin | 8.67 | August 15, 2022 | 6.1 in | 376 |
| 419 | Murphy Lake fishing | St. Louis | 8.67 | July 22, 2019 | 4.7 in | 354 |
| 420 | Ten Mile Lake fishing | Cass | 8.53 | August 26, 2024 | 4.9 in | 5,080 |
| 421 | Buck Lake fishing | Itasca | 8.44 | August 14, 2023 | 4.7 in | 495 |
| 422 | Nixon Lake fishing | Wright | 8.38 | June 28, 2021 | 5.8 in | 60 |
| 423 | Whitefish Lake fishing | Polk | 8.33 | August 4, 2025 | - | 243 |
| 424 | Bowen Lake fishing | Cass | 8.33 | June 12, 2024 | - | 182 |
| 425 | Island Lake fishing | Cass | 8.22 | August 1, 2022 | 5.8 in | 358 |
| 426 | Little Bowstring Lake fishing | Itasca | 8.22 | July 18, 2022 | - | 326 |
| 427 | Winona Lake fishing | Winona | 8.17 | June 23, 2025 | 6 in | 308 |
| 428 | Norway Lake fishing | Cass | 8.12 | June 24, 2021 | 5.2 in | 515 |
| 429 | Pickerel Lake fishing | Itasca | 8.11 | July 24, 2018 | 4.6 in | 241 |
| 430 | Mina Lake fishing | Douglas | 8.00 | July 11, 2023 | 4.8 in | 411 |
| 431 | Shamineau Lake fishing | Morrison | 7.87 | April 15, 2025 | 6.7 in | 1,434 |
| 432 | Ojibway Lake fishing | Hubbard | 7.83 | July 10, 2017 | 5.3 in | 184 |
| 433 | Crooked Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 7.82 | August 4, 2025 | 5 in | 905 |
| 434 | Long Lake fishing | Itasca | 7.78 | August 26, 2024 | 5 in | 346 |
| 435 | Jane Lake fishing | Washington | 7.78 | June 26, 2019 | 4.6 in | 158 |
| 436 | Middle Spunk Lake fishing | Stearns | 7.67 | June 19, 2023 | 4.5 in | 236 |
| 437 | One Pine Lake fishing | St. Louis | 7.56 | July 10, 2023 | 7.5 in | 354 |
| 438 | Blackwater Lake fishing | Cass | 7.45 | July 17, 2023 | 5.5 in | 771 |
| 439 | West Fox Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 7.33 | July 28, 2025 | 4.4 in | 449 |
| 440 | Battle Lake fishing | Itasca | 7.33 | July 16, 2018 | 5.5 in | 243 |
| 441 | Long Lake fishing | Cass | 7.22 | June 24, 2024 | 6.4 in | 246 |
| 442 | Otter Lake fishing | Ramsey | 7.22 | June 10, 2019 | 4.9 in | 302 |
| 443 | Fountain Lake fishing | Freeborn | 7.17 | August 12, 2024 | 4.9 in | 522 |
| 444 | Silver Lake fishing | Ramsey | 7.12 | July 10, 2024 | 4.8 in | 71 |
| 445 | South Long Lake fishing | Ramsey | 7.11 | August 2, 2021 | 4.2 in | 173 |
| 446 | Five Island Lake fishing | Itasca | 7.11 | August 3, 2020 | 5.8 in | 214 |
| 447 | Horseshoe Lake fishing | Cass | 7.00 | August 5, 2024 | 5 in | 260 |
| 448 | Moosehead Lake fishing | Carlton | 7.00 | July 10, 2023 | 4.9 in | 279 |
| 449 | Hand Lake fishing | Cass | 7.00 | August 22, 2022 | 6.1 in | 289 |
| 450 | Little Sand Lake fishing | Hubbard | 7.00 | June 21, 2022 | 6.1 in | 410 |
| 451 | Lower Trelipe Lake fishing | Cass | 6.92 | August 14, 2023 | 5.7 in | 618 |
| 452 | Falk Lake fishing | Clearwater | 6.78 | June 11, 2019 | - | 73 |
| 453 | Upper Twin Lake fishing | Hubbard | 6.75 | July 17, 2023 | 6 in | 213 |
| 454 | Mud Lake fishing | Becker | 6.67 | June 21, 2021 | 7.5 in | 1,178 |
| 455 | Bonnie Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 6.50 | September 27, 2021 | 4.4 in | 76 |
| 456 | Blueberry Lake fishing | St. Louis | 6.44 | July 8, 2020 | 7.5 in | 125 |
| 457 | St James Lake fishing | Watonwan | 6.33 | June 3, 2025 | 6.5 in | 203 |
| 458 | Ox Yoke Lake fishing | Cass | 6.33 | August 23, 2022 | 4.8 in | 185 |
| 459 | Little Split Hand Lake fishing | Itasca | 6.22 | June 10, 2024 | 5.9 in | 244 |
| 460 | Ross Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 6.22 | August 6, 2018 | 5.4 in | 492 |
| 461 | Three Island Lake fishing | Beltrami | 6.17 | August 23, 2021 | - | 729 |
| 462 | Joe Martin Lake fishing | St. Louis | 6.12 | August 18, 2025 | 5.6 in | 68 |
| 463 | East Fox Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 6.11 | July 28, 2025 | 5.4 in | 241 |
| 464 | Garfield Lake fishing | Hubbard | 6.08 | June 23, 2025 | 6.6 in | 972 |
| 465 | Wolf Lake fishing | St. Louis | 6.00 | July 22, 2024 | 6.1 in | 289 |
| 466 | Lower Twin Lake fishing | Wadena | 6.00 | July 10, 2023 | 7.5 in | 252 |
| 467 | Esquagama Lake fishing | St. Louis | 6.00 | July 16, 2018 | 4.5 in | 453 |
| 468 | Elm Island Lake fishing | Aitkin | 5.89 | June 17, 2025 | 5.6 in | 520 |
| 469 | Susan Lake fishing | Carver | 5.89 | July 29, 2019 | 5.7 in | 88 |
| 470 | Big Fish Lake fishing | Stearns | 5.78 | August 4, 2025 | 6 in | 557 |
| 471 | Colby Lake fishing | St. Louis | 5.78 | July 14, 2025 | 5.2 in | 518 |
| 472 | Wakefield Lake fishing | Aitkin | 5.67 | July 14, 2025 | 6.4 in | 164 |
| 473 | Pine Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 5.44 | August 19, 2019 | 5.4 in | 324 |
| 474 | Big Carnelian Lake fishing | Washington | 5.33 | August 4, 2025 | 5.3 in | 457 |
| 475 | Five Point Lake fishing | Cass | 5.22 | June 23, 2025 | 5.4 in | 251 |
| 476 | Pike Lake fishing | St. Louis | 5.22 | August 19, 2019 | 4.3 in | 488 |
| 477 | Sylvia Lake fishing | Stearns | 5.17 | July 23, 2018 | 6.3 in | 85 |
| 478 | Kitchi Lake fishing | Beltrami | 5.12 | July 29, 2024 | - | 1,865 |
| 479 | Little Toad Lake fishing | Becker | 5.11 | August 4, 2025 | 5.4 in | 406 |
| 480 | Kego Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 5.11 | August 5, 2024 | 5.7 in | 296 |
| 481 | Deep Lake fishing | St. Louis | 5.11 | July 24, 2023 | 4.9 in | 73 |
| 482 | Sturgeon Lake fishing | Pine | 5.08 | July 10, 2025 | 7 in | 1,706 |
| 483 | Echo Lake fishing | Carlton | 5.00 | August 23, 2021 | 4.5 in | 108 |
| 484 | Susan Lake fishing | St. Louis | 4.89 | August 25, 2025 | 7.3 in | 276 |
| 485 | Boulder Lake fishing | Hubbard | 4.89 | August 21, 2023 | 5.5 in | 341 |
| 486 | South Sugar Lake fishing | Itasca | 4.89 | August 21, 2017 | 4.6 in | 83 |
| 487 | Shagawa Lake fishing | St. Louis | 4.73 | July 11, 2022 | - | 2,345 |
| 488 | Tamarack Lake fishing | Carlton | 4.67 | June 28, 2021 | 6 in | 235 |
| 489 | Leora Lake fishing | St. Louis | 4.62 | August 9, 2021 | 4.1 in | 263 |
| 490 | Upper Bottle Lake fishing | Hubbard | 4.56 | August 14, 2023 | - | 459 |
| 491 | Mazaska Lake fishing | Rice | 4.50 | July 21, 2025 | 6.7 in | 688 |
| 492 | Holland Lake fishing | Dakota | 4.50 | July 25, 2024 | 3.9 in | 38 |
| 493 | Ponto Lake fishing | Cass | 4.33 | August 19, 2024 | 4.5 in | 388 |
| 494 | Red Sand Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 4.33 | June 12, 2017 | 6.9 in | 521 |
| 495 | Clara Lake fishing | Cook | 4.22 | June 5, 2023 | 6.1 in | 388 |
| 496 | Stump Lake fishing | Beltrami | 4.12 | July 25, 2022 | - | 323 |
| 497 | Maple Lake fishing | Douglas | 4.08 | August 4, 2025 | 5.9 in | 831 |
| 498 | Eagle Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 4.00 | July 7, 2025 | 5.6 in | 849 |
| 499 | Grouse Lake fishing | Lake | 4.00 | July 10, 2017 | - | 119 |
| 500 | Circle Lake fishing | Rice | 3.91 | June 12, 2023 | 3.6 in | 838 |
| 501 | Leavitt Lake fishing | Cass | 3.89 | July 5, 2023 | 5.4 in | 122 |
| 502 | Cross Lake fishing | Polk | 3.89 | June 13, 2022 | 4.6 in | 320 |
| 503 | Mary Lake fishing | Crow Wing | 3.88 | July 1, 2024 | 5.6 in | 413 |
| 504 | Barrett Lake fishing | Grant | 3.88 | July 31, 2023 | - | 530 |
| 505 | Garden Lake fishing | Lake | 3.88 | July 17, 2023 | 6.4 in | 653 |
| 506 | Moose Lake fishing | Beltrami | 3.67 | June 16, 2025 | 5.9 in | 132 |
| 507 | North Branch Kawishi Lake fishing | Lake | 3.67 | July 14, 2023 | 3.7 in | 182 |
| 508 | Loeb Lake fishing | Ramsey | 3.60 | July 21, 2024 | 3.9 in | 9 |
| 509 | Pomroy Lake fishing | Kanabec | 3.57 | September 2, 2019 | 5 in | 412 |
| 510 | Swift Lake fishing | Cass | 3.56 | June 9, 2025 | 5.6 in | 357 |
| 511 | Little Waverly Lake fishing | Wright | 3.56 | September 3, 2024 | - | 338 |
| 512 | Bass Lake fishing | Pine | 3.56 | September 9, 2019 | 6.4 in | 228 |
| 513 | Strand Lake fishing | St. Louis | 3.44 | September 8, 2025 | 4.2 in | 330 |
| 514 | Upper Trelipe Lake fishing | Cass | 3.44 | August 21, 2023 | - | 421 |
| 515 | Waboose Lake fishing | Hubbard | 3.43 | August 26, 2024 | 5 in | 175 |
| 516 | Willmar Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 3.33 | July 23, 2025 | 6.3 in | 636 |
| 517 | Whiteface Reservoir fishing | St. Louis | 3.26 | July 18, 2022 | 7.5 in | 4,567 |
| 518 | Hanging Kettle Lake fishing | Aitkin | 3.00 | July 16, 2025 | 5 in | 318 |
| 519 | Farm Lake fishing | Lake | 3.00 | July 17, 2023 | 6.6 in | 1,292 |
| 520 | Irving Lake fishing | Beltrami | 3.00 | August 1, 2022 | - | 662 |
| 521 | Pine Lake fishing | Clearwater | 2.92 | June 26, 2023 | 6.2 in | 1,236 |
| 522 | Tamarack Bay Lake fishing | Cass | 2.88 | April 16, 2025 | - | 56,471 |
| 523 | Clear Lake fishing | Otter Tail | 2.78 | June 24, 2024 | 6.2 in | 399 |
| 524 | Six Mile Lake fishing | Cass | 2.75 | July 21, 2025 | - | 1,323 |
| 525 | Loon Lake fishing | Blue Earth | 2.75 | August 15, 2022 | 6.8 in | 809 |
| 526 | South Silver Lake fishing | Martin | 2.67 | August 8, 2022 | 6 in | 252 |
| 527 | Sarah Lake fishing | Polk | 2.67 | July 19, 2021 | 5.7 in | 366 |
| 528 | State Line Lake fishing | Freeborn | 2.67 | September 12, 2017 | 5.9 in | 372 |
| 529 | Black Lake fishing | Beltrami | 2.50 | July 11, 2017 | 6.4 in | 271 |
| 530 | Cottonwood Lake fishing | Cottonwood | 2.33 | August 19, 2024 | 5.2 in | 155 |
| 531 | East Solomon Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 2.30 | August 11, 2025 | 4.9 in | 658 |
| 532 | Pelican Lake fishing | St. Louis | 2.28 | June 6, 2022 | 4.8 in | 11,546 |
| 533 | Sea Gull Lake fishing | Cook | 2.22 | August 14, 2017 | - | 168 |
| 534 | Elbow Lake fishing | Cook | 2.09 | June 9, 2025 | 4.3 in | 408 |
| 535 | Belle Taine Lake fishing | Hubbard | 1.92 | August 23, 2021 | 4.5 in | 1,497 |
| 536 | Hay Lake fishing | Carlton | 1.89 | August 16, 2021 | 3.2 in | 140 |
| 537 | Split Rock Reservoir fishing | Pipestone | 1.83 | July 7, 2025 | - | 96 |
| 538 | Battle Creek Lake fishing | Washington | 1.80 | June 4, 2024 | 6.8 in | 106 |
| 539 | Spring Lake fishing | Ramsey | 1.80 | August 12, 2018 | 5.8 in | 32 |
| 540 | Beatrice Lake fishing | Itasca | 1.78 | July 21, 2025 | - | 124 |
| 541 | Willie Lake fishing | Meeker | 1.78 | July 17, 2024 | 3.6 in | 192 |
| 542 | Long Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 1.67 | April 23, 2025 | 4.5 in | 1,573 |
| 543 | Eagles Nest Lake fishing | St. Louis | 1.50 | August 18, 2025 | 5.4 in | 1,028 |
| 544 | Dora Lake fishing | Itasca | 1.33 | June 17, 2019 | - | 423 |
| 545 | George Lake fishing | Martin | 1.22 | July 28, 2025 | 6.3 in | 83 |
| 546 | White Iron Lake fishing | Lake | 1.20 | September 18, 2023 | - | 3,237 |
| 547 | Byllesby Lake fishing | Dakota | 1.12 | June 13, 2023 | - | 1,368 |
| 548 | Loon Lake fishing | Cook | 1.08 | August 26, 2024 | 5.6 in | 1,095 |
| 549 | Pearl Lake fishing | Jackson | 1.00 | June 30, 2025 | - | 117 |
| 550 | Mashkenode Lake fishing | St. Louis | 1.00 | June 13, 2022 | - | 128 |
| 551 | Bad Medicine Lake fishing | Becker | 0.92 | July 11, 2022 | - | 803 |
| 552 | Middle Sucker Lake fishing | Cass | 0.89 | June 14, 2021 | 7.5 in | 286 |
| 553 | Upper Sucker Lake fishing | Cass | 0.89 | June 4, 2021 | 6.6 in | 113 |
| 554 | Goose Lake fishing | Pope | 0.83 | June 3, 2019 | 3 in | 324 |
| 555 | Lower Sucker Lake fishing | Cass | 0.78 | July 1, 2024 | - | 592 |
| 556 | Tait Lake fishing | Cook | 0.67 | July 24, 2022 | - | 355 |
| 557 | Bearskin Lake fishing | Cook | 0.58 | August 28, 2023 | 4.5 in | 509 |
| 558 | Kabekona Lake fishing | Hubbard | 0.47 | July 11, 2024 | - | 2,433 |
| 559 | Johnson Lake fishing | Clearwater | 0.44 | June 12, 2023 | - | 63 |
| 560 | Bartlett Lake fishing | Koochiching | 0.44 | July 13, 2021 | - | 304 |
| 561 | Cadotte Lake fishing | St. Louis | 0.38 | August 3, 2020 | - | 294 |
| 562 | Mayhew Lake fishing | Cook | 0.33 | July 8, 2023 | 3 in | 221 |
| 563 | Zumbro Lake fishing | Olmsted | 0.33 | June 14, 2021 | - | 715 |
| 564 | Homer Lake fishing | Cook | 0.22 | July 5, 2022 | - | 434 |
| 565 | Bagley Lake fishing | Clearwater | 0.22 | June 17, 2019 | - | 97 |
| 566 | Black Oak Lake fishing | Stearns | 0.22 | June 10, 2019 | 3.3 in | 95 |
| 567 | Wolf Lake fishing | St. Louis | 0.22 | August 13, 2018 | - | 456 |
| 568 | Shallow Pond fishing | Itasca | 0.22 | June 12, 2017 | - | 225 |
| 569 | Bemidji Lake fishing | Beltrami | 0.19 | August 15, 2022 | - | 6,596 |
| 570 | Winsted Lake fishing | McLeod | 0.14 | June 28, 2021 | - | 382 |
| 571 | Middle Lake fishing | Kandiyohi | 0.11 | June 3, 2024 | 3 in | 368 |
571 Minnesota lakes have a bluegill catch rate on record from the last ten years.
Cite this data: LakeQuality. “Best Bluegill Lakes in Minnesota.” Data: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fisheries surveys. Retrieved August 26, 2026. https://www.lakequality.org/fish/bluegill/mn
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Minnesota lakes have bluegill?
Bluegill are found in 1,390 lakes in Minnesota.
What are the best bluegill lakes in Minnesota?
The best bluegill lakes in Minnesota by water quality are Lobster Lake, East Fox Lake, Deep Portage Lake, Clearwater Lake, Clearwater Lake.
Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.