Green Sunfish Lakes in Minnesota, 674 Lakes

Panfish like Green Sunfish are the workhorses of Minnesota recreational fishing — abundant, accessible, present in 753 surveyed lakes. With 674 lakes in Minnesota and 79 in Michigan carrying a documented record, Green Sunfish is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.

Panfish species like Green Sunfish 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 Green Sunfish lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Green Sunfish documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

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Green Sunfish Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented green sunfish.

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Best Green Sunfish Lakes in Minnesota

Rank	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth
1	Lobster Lake	Douglas	13 ft	65 ft
2	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	16.4 ft	65 ft
3	Clearwater Lake	Wright	9.8 ft	73 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	13 ft	54 ft
5	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	100 ft
6	Latoka Lake	Douglas	19 ft	108 ft
7	Little Birch Lake	Todd	13 ft	89 ft
8	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	97 ft
9	Mud Lake	Becker	12.5 ft	34 ft
10	Big Lake	Carlton	10 ft	25 ft
11	Big Lake	Sherburne	13.6 ft	48 ft
12	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	16.5 ft	42 ft
13	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	55 ft
14	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	14.3 ft	104 ft
15	Round Lake	Aitkin	14.5 ft	125 ft
16	Round Lake	Crow Wing	13.5 ft	51 ft
17	Round Lake	Becker	10 ft	69 ft
18	Ada Lake	Cass	14 ft	60 ft
19	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	138 ft
20	Washburn Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	111 ft
21	Long Lake	Stearns	13.5 ft	28 ft
22	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	10.5 ft	46 ft
23	Long Lake	Clearwater	20.5 ft	80 ft
24	Long Lake	Cass	21.5 ft	115 ft
25	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	128 ft
26	Long Lake	Becker	19.5 ft	61 ft
27	Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	73 ft
28	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	65 ft
29	Unnamed Lake	Nicollet	5.6 ft	35 ft
30	Maple Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	78 ft
31	Detroit Lake	Becker	14 ft	89 ft
32	Sallie Lake	Becker	13 ft	50 ft
33	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft
34	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	14.8 ft	95 ft
35	Otter Lake	Ramsey	11.5 ft	21 ft
36	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	58 ft
37	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	17.1 ft	52 ft
38	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	10 ft	38 ft
39	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	20 ft	63 ft
40	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	12.3 ft	40 ft
41	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	18 ft	63 ft
42	Clear Lake	Aitkin	15 ft	24 ft
43	Clear Lake	Washington	14 ft	27 ft
44	Spectacle Lake	Isanti	13.8 ft	51.5 ft
45	Marion Lake	Dakota	7 ft	21 ft
46	Sullivan Lake	Morrison	10.8 ft	57 ft
47	Vermont Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	59 ft
48	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	6.9 ft	67 ft
49	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	22.6 ft	46 ft
50	West Fox Lake	Crow Wing	15 ft	55 ft

Showing top 50 of 674 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have green sunfish?

Green Sunfish are found in 674 lakes in Minnesota.

What are the best green sunfish lakes in Minnesota?

The best green sunfish 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 readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.