Yellow Bullhead Lakes in Minnesota, 1001 Lakes

Yellow Bullhead is a catfish — bottom-feeding, warm-water-tolerant, often found in larger river-connected lakes. Documented in 1,080 lakes across Minnesota. Yellow Bullhead is widely distributed: 1,001 lakes in Minnesota and 79 in Michigan. That breadth means anglers across most of the coverage area can find a documented Yellow Bullhead lake within a reasonable drive.

Catfish-bearing lakes are often productive systems — the kind where the fish do well even when clarity does not. Cross-reference the Yellow Bullhead lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Yellow Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

1,001

Minnesota Lakes

Counties

Yellow Bullhead Lakes Map

Every Minnesota lake with documented yellow bullhead.

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Best Yellow Bullhead 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	Deep Portage Lake	Cass	15.4 ft	105 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Wright	9.8 ft	73 ft
5	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	13 ft	54 ft
6	Clearwater Lake	Clearwater	10 ft	65 ft
7	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	100 ft
8	Little Birch Lake	Todd	13 ft	89 ft
9	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	97 ft
10	Mud Lake	Becker	12.5 ft	34 ft
11	Big Lake	Beltrami	9.7 ft	35 ft
12	Big Lake	Sherburne	13.6 ft	48 ft
13	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	16.5 ft	42 ft
14	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	55 ft
15	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	14.3 ft	104 ft
16	Birch Lake	Wright	15 ft	52 ft
17	Birch Lake	Cass	14 ft	45 ft
18	Round Lake	Aitkin	14.5 ft	125 ft
19	Round Lake	Crow Wing	13.5 ft	51 ft
20	Round Lake	Becker	10 ft	69 ft
21	Ada Lake	Cass	14 ft	60 ft
22	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	138 ft
23	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	12.5 ft	30 ft
24	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	56 ft
25	Washburn Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	111 ft
26	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	10.5 ft	46 ft
27	Long Lake	Clearwater	20.5 ft	80 ft
28	Long Lake	Cass	21.5 ft	115 ft
29	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	128 ft
30	Long Lake	Becker	19.5 ft	61 ft
31	Long Lake	Hubbard	11.2 ft	135 ft
32	Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	73 ft
33	Long Lake	Itasca	16.7 ft	72 ft
34	Long Lake	Itasca	16.9 ft	85 ft
35	Dead Lake	Hubbard	16 ft	34 ft
36	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	65 ft
37	Unnamed Lake	Sherburne	13 ft	43 ft
38	Maple Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	78 ft
39	Maple Lake	Itasca	15.3 ft	39 ft
40	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	13.3 ft	42 ft
41	Shallow Lake	Itasca	16.4 ft	85 ft
42	Shallow Lake	Hubbard	8.2 ft	10 ft
43	Detroit Lake	Becker	14 ft	89 ft
44	Sallie Lake	Becker	13 ft	50 ft
45	Deer Lake	Beltrami	11 ft	42 ft
46	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft
47	Deer Lake	Itasca	8.9 ft	50 ft
48	Deer Lake	Hubbard	12.8 ft	9 ft
49	Deer Lake	Itasca	13.1 ft	121 ft
50	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	14.8 ft	95 ft

Showing top 50 of 1,001 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Minnesota lakes have yellow bullhead?

Yellow Bullhead are found in 1,001 lakes in Minnesota.

What are the best yellow bullhead lakes in Minnesota?

The best yellow bullhead 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.