Brown Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota

Found in 837 Minnesota lakes · 49 in Michigan

Brown Bullhead is a catfish — bottom-feeding, warm-water-tolerant, often found in larger river-connected lakes. Documented in 886 lakes across Minnesota. With 837 lakes in Minnesota and 49 in Michigan carrying a documented record, Brown Bullhead is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.

Catfish-bearing lakes are often productive systems — the kind where the fish do well even when clarity does not. Cross-reference the Brown Bullhead lake list below against the letter grades: lakes with both an A or B grade and Brown Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

837

Minnesota Lakes

Avg. Grade

335

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Brown Bullhead Lakes Map

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

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Best Brown Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota

Rank	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth
1	Lobster Lake	Douglas	A	13 ft	65 ft
2	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.4 ft	65 ft
3	Clearwater Lake	Wright	A	9.8 ft	73 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	A	13 ft	54 ft
5	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	A	18.5 ft	100 ft
6	Little Birch Lake	Todd	A	13 ft	89 ft
7	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.1 ft	97 ft
8	Mud Lake	Becker	A	12.5 ft	34 ft
9	Big Lake	Beltrami	A	9.7 ft	35 ft
10	Big Lake	Carlton	A	10 ft	25 ft
11	Big Lake	Sherburne	A	13.6 ft	48 ft
12	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	A	16.5 ft	42 ft
13	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.4 ft	55 ft
14	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	A	14.3 ft	104 ft
15	Birch Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	52 ft
16	Birch Lake	Cass	A	14 ft	45 ft
17	Round Lake	Aitkin	A	14.5 ft	125 ft
18	Round Lake	Crow Wing	A	13.5 ft	51 ft
19	Round Lake	Becker	A	10 ft	69 ft
20	Ada Lake	Cass	A	14 ft	60 ft
21	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	A	14.4 ft	138 ft
22	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	A	12.5 ft	30 ft
23	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	A	14.4 ft	56 ft
24	Farm Lake	Lake	A	5.5 ft	56 ft
25	Washburn Lake	Cass	A	14.1 ft	111 ft
26	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	46 ft
27	Long Lake	Clearwater	A	20.5 ft	80 ft
28	Long Lake	Cass	A	21.5 ft	115 ft
29	Long Lake	Beltrami	A	20 ft	87 ft
30	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.3 ft	128 ft
31	Long Lake	Becker	A	19.5 ft	61 ft
32	Long Lake	Hubbard	A	11.2 ft	135 ft
33	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.6 ft	73 ft
34	Long Lake	Itasca	A	16.9 ft	85 ft
35	Dead Lake	Hubbard	A	16 ft	34 ft
36	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	A	10.2 ft	65 ft
37	Maple Lake	Douglas	A	14.1 ft	78 ft
38	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	A	13.3 ft	42 ft
39	Shallow Lake	Hubbard	A	8.2 ft	10 ft
40	Detroit Lake	Becker	A	14 ft	89 ft
41	Sallie Lake	Becker	A	13 ft	50 ft
42	Deer Lake	Beltrami	A	11 ft	42 ft
43	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.3 ft	26 ft
44	Deer Lake	Itasca	A	8.9 ft	50 ft
45	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	A	14.8 ft	95 ft
46	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	A	14 ft	58 ft
47	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	A	17.1 ft	52 ft
48	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	38 ft
49	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	A	20 ft	63 ft
50	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	A	12.3 ft	40 ft

Showing top 50 of 837 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have brown bullhead?

Brown Bullhead are found in 837 lakes in Minnesota. The average water quality grade of these lakes is B (Good).

What are the best brown bullhead lakes in Minnesota?

The best brown bullhead lakes in Minnesota by water quality are Lobster Lake, East Fox Lake, Clearwater Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lower Hay Lake.

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