Green Sunfish Lakes in Minnesota

Found in 698 Minnesota lakes · 86 in Michigan

Panfish like Green Sunfish are the workhorses of Minnesota recreational fishing — abundant, accessible, present in 784 surveyed lakes. With 698 lakes in Minnesota and 86 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 the letter grades: lakes with both an A or B grade and Green Sunfish documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

698

Minnesota Lakes

Avg. Grade

252

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Green Sunfish Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented green sunfish, colored by water-quality grade.

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Best Green Sunfish 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	Latoka Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	108 ft
7	Little Birch Lake	Todd	A	13 ft	89 ft
8	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.1 ft	97 ft
9	Mud Lake	Becker	A	12.5 ft	34 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	Round Lake	Aitkin	A	14.5 ft	125 ft
16	Round Lake	Crow Wing	A	13.5 ft	51 ft
17	Round Lake	Becker	A	10 ft	69 ft
18	Ada Lake	Cass	A	14 ft	60 ft
19	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	A	14.4 ft	138 ft
20	Washburn Lake	Cass	A	14.1 ft	111 ft
21	Long Lake	Stearns	A	13.5 ft	28 ft
22	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	46 ft
23	Long Lake	Clearwater	A	20.5 ft	80 ft
24	Long Lake	Cass	A	21.5 ft	115 ft
25	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.3 ft	128 ft
26	Long Lake	Becker	A	19.5 ft	61 ft
27	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.6 ft	73 ft
28	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	A	10.2 ft	65 ft
29	Unnamed Lake	Nicollet	A	5.6 ft	35 ft
30	Maple Lake	Douglas	A	14.1 ft	78 ft
31	Detroit Lake	Becker	A	14 ft	89 ft
32	Sallie Lake	Becker	A	13 ft	50 ft
33	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.3 ft	26 ft
34	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	A	14.8 ft	95 ft
35	Otter Lake	Ramsey	A	11.5 ft	21 ft
36	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	A	14 ft	58 ft
37	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	A	17.1 ft	52 ft
38	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	38 ft
39	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	A	20 ft	63 ft
40	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	A	12.3 ft	40 ft
41	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	63 ft
42	Clear Lake	Aitkin	A	15 ft	24 ft
43	Clear Lake	Washington	A	14 ft	27 ft
44	Spectacle Lake	Isanti	A	13.8 ft	51.5 ft
45	Marion Lake	Dakota	A	7 ft	21 ft
46	Sullivan Lake	Morrison	A	10.8 ft	57 ft
47	Vermont Lake	Douglas	A	14.1 ft	59 ft
48	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	A	6.9 ft	67 ft
49	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	A	22.6 ft	46 ft
50	West Fox Lake	Crow Wing	A	15 ft	55 ft

Showing top 50 of 698 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have green sunfish?

Green Sunfish are found in 698 lakes in Minnesota. The average water quality grade of these lakes is C (Fair).

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 grades from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.