Other Species in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan Lakes
Additional species found in regional lakes, including rough fish and less commonly targeted species.
100 other species species
White Sucker
1,256 lakes (119 MI, 1137 MN)
Bowfin (Dogfish)
634 lakes (634 MN)
Common Carp
506 lakes (6 MI, 500 MN)
Musky
419 lakes (419 WI)
Tullibee (Cisco)
361 lakes (361 MN)
Shorthead Redhorse
191 lakes (7 MI, 184 MN)
Bluntnose Minnow
168 lakes (168 MI)
Bigmouth Buffalo
144 lakes (144 MN)
Burbot
141 lakes (13 MI, 128 MN)
Iowa Darter
129 lakes (129 MI)
Lake Herring
115 lakes (115 MI)
Western Banded Killifish
114 lakes (114 MI)
Johnny Darter
108 lakes (108 MI)
Freshwater Drum
102 lakes (102 MN)
Blacknose Shiner
91 lakes (91 MI)
Golden Shiner
75 lakes (75 MI)
Sand Shiner
74 lakes (74 MI)
Blackchin Shiner
71 lakes (71 MI)
Cisco Species
68 lakes (68 MN)
Northern Longear Sunfish
67 lakes (67 MI)
Silver Redhorse
65 lakes (5 MI, 60 MN)
Greater Redhorse
65 lakes (2 MI, 63 MN)
Mimic Shiner
65 lakes (65 MI)
Orangespotted Sunfish
62 lakes (62 MN)
Common Shiner
62 lakes (62 MI)
Central Mudminnow
58 lakes (58 MI)
Longnose Gar
55 lakes (43 MI, 12 MN)
Northern Logperch
53 lakes (53 MI)
Grass Pickerel
46 lakes (46 MI)
Creek Chub
45 lakes (45 MI)
Brook Silverside
45 lakes (45 MI)
Spottail Shiner
42 lakes (42 MI)
Golden Redhorse
39 lakes (15 MI, 24 MN)
Sunfish
35 lakes (35 MN)
Sturgeon
34 lakes (34 WI)
Quillback
33 lakes (33 MN)
Redhorse
33 lakes (33 MN)
Rainbow Smelt
32 lakes (14 MI, 18 MN)
Hornyhead Chub
28 lakes (28 MI)
Mottled Sculpin
28 lakes (28 MI)
Spotted Gar
25 lakes (25 MI)
Lake Chubsucker
24 lakes (24 MI)
Spotfin Shiner
21 lakes (21 MI)
Rosyface Shiner
20 lakes (20 MI)
Shortnose Gar
19 lakes (19 MN)
Tadpole Madtom
19 lakes (19 MI)
Brook Stickleback
19 lakes (19 MI)
Bowfin
18 lakes (18 MI)
Fathead Minnow
18 lakes (18 MI)
Least Darter
17 lakes (17 MI)
Striped Shiner
16 lakes (16 MI)
Redear Sunfish
16 lakes (16 MI)
River Redhorse
15 lakes (15 MN)
Smallmouth Buffalo
15 lakes (15 MN)
Northern Pearl Dace
15 lakes (15 MI)
Emerald Shiner
13 lakes (13 MI)
Blackstripe Topminnow
13 lakes (13 MI)
Gizzard Shad
12 lakes (12 MN)
Hybrid Crappie
12 lakes (12 MN)
Blackside Darter
12 lakes (12 MI)
Northern Redbelly Dace
11 lakes (11 MI)
Central Stoneroller
10 lakes (10 MI)
River Carpsucker
9 lakes (9 MN)
Yellow Bass
9 lakes (9 MN)
Northern Pike (Silver Phase)
9 lakes (9 MN)
Trout-perch
9 lakes (9 MI)
Mooneye
7 lakes (7 MN)
Spotted Sucker
7 lakes (3 MI, 4 MN)
Goldeye
7 lakes (7 MN)
Rainbow Darter
7 lakes (7 MI)
Brassy Minnow
7 lakes (7 MI)
Silver Lamprey
7 lakes (7 MI)
Longnose Sucker
6 lakes (3 MI, 3 MN)
Western Blacknose Dace
6 lakes (6 MI)
Highfin Carpsucker
5 lakes (5 MN)
American Eel
5 lakes (1 MI, 4 MN)
Ninespine Stickleback
5 lakes (5 MI)
Bigmouth Shiner
5 lakes (5 MI)
Walleye/sauger
4 lakes (4 MN)
Suckers
4 lakes (4 MN)
Northern Hog Sucker
4 lakes (2 MI, 2 MN)
Slimy Sculpin
4 lakes (4 MI)
Brindled Madtom
4 lakes (4 MI)
Chestnut Lamprey
4 lakes (4 MI)
Finescale Dace
4 lakes (4 MI)
Paddlefish
3 lakes (3 MN)
Goldfish
3 lakes (3 MN)
Pugnose Shiner
3 lakes (3 MI)
American Brook Lamprey
3 lakes (3 MI)
Shovelnose Sturgeon
2 lakes (2 MN)
Black Redhorse
1 lakes (1 MN)
Carpsucker
1 lakes (1 MN)
White Perch
1 lakes (1 MN)
Greenside Darter
1 lakes (1 MI)
Silver Shiner
1 lakes (1 MI)
Barred Fantail Darter
1 lakes (1 MI)
Alewife
1 lakes (1 MI)
Deepwater Sculpin
1 lakes (1 MI)
Starhead Topminnow
1 lakes (1 MI)
Shortjaw Cisco
1 lakes (1 MI)
Top-graded lakes for other species
ALobster Lake · Douglas Co.AClearwater Lake · Wright Co.AClearwater Lake · Crow Wing Co.AClearwater Lake · Clearwater Co.ALower Hay Lake · Crow Wing Co.ALatoka Lake · Douglas Co.ALittle Birch Lake · Todd Co.ANorth Long Lake · Crow Wing Co.ABad Medicine Lake · Becker Co.AMud Lake · Becker Co.ABig Lake · Beltrami Co.ABig Lake · Sherburne Co.ABig Lake · St. Louis Co.ABig Sugar Bush Lake · Becker Co.APelican Lake · Otter Tail Co.