St. Louis County Minnesota Fishing

45 documented fish species across 147 graded St. Louis County lakes.

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St. Louis County Fishing Lakes

Lake	Grade	Clarity	Max Depth	Species
Pike Lake	A	18 ft	60 ft	9
Eagles Nest Lake	A	15.5 ft	49 ft	9
Mukooda Lake	A	16.6 ft	78 ft	14
Silver Lake	A	19.3 ft	29 ft	10
Schultz Lake	A	15.5 ft	48 ft	11
Smith Lake	A	15 ft	51 ft	12
Little Armstrong Lake	A	15.5 ft	26 ft	2
Little Long Lake	A	21 ft	45 ft	11
Burntside Lake	A	16 ft	126 ft	15
Armstrong Lake	A	16.2 ft	34 ft	10
Lost Lake	A	23 ft	44 ft	8
Deep Lake	A	17.2 ft	50 ft	10
St James Pit Lake	A	47.6 ft	381 ft	5
St. Mary'S Lake	A	15 ft	44 ft	14
Ely Lake	A	17.1 ft	70 ft	14
Cruiser Lake	A	25.4 ft	91 ft	2
Iron Chief Complex Lake	A	24.5 ft	262.1 ft	3
Miner'S Pit West Lake	A	23.1 ft	140 ft	9
Joe Martin Lake	A	14.5 ft	77 ft	8
Island Lake	A	14.5 ft	65 ft	8
George Lake	A	14.3 ft	18 ft	1
Pleasant Lake	A	10 ft	33 ft	11
Little Trout Lake	A	20.3 ft	95 ft	8
Perch Lake	A	13.5 ft	30 ft	10
East Twin Lake	A	13.1 ft	51 ft	8
Side Lake	A	11.5 ft	32 ft	15
White Lake	A	11.5 ft	29 ft	8
Sturgeon Lake	A	13.8 ft	79.8 ft	15
Dodo Lake	A	12.8 ft	53 ft	7
St. Marys Lake	A	13.1 ft	44 ft	14
Cadotte Lake	A	10.2 ft	18 ft	5
Fenske Lake	A	11.5 ft	43 ft	8
Whitewater Lake	A	14 ft	73 ft	15
Bear Head Lake	A	11 ft	46 ft	9
Meander Lake	A	13 ft	25 ft	4
Anne Lake	A	14.4 ft	27 ft	5
Ed Shave Lake	A	11.5 ft	17 ft	6
Quill Lake	B	11.5 ft	46 ft	4
Loiten Lake	B	11.5 ft	49 ft	3
O'Leary Lake	B	10.7 ft	52 ft	9
Beast Lake	B	10.2 ft	66 ft	2
Long Lake	B	12.5 ft	33 ft	8
Clear Lake	B	11 ft	24 ft	9
Big Lake	B	8.2 ft	22 ft	8
Caribou Lake	B	10.5 ft	21 ft	11
Fourteen Lake	B	10 ft	14.5 ft	7
Brown Lake	B	8.5 ft	27 ft	2
Everett Lake	B	7 ft	15 ft	8
Pine Lake	B	7.5 ft	14 ft	8
Wolf Lake	B	9 ft	28 ft	8
Ryan Lake	B	9.2 ft	13 ft	4
Bear Island Lake	B	7 ft	62 ft	13
Shagawa Lake	B	8.9 ft	48 ft	12
Wynne Lake	B	7.3 ft	52 ft	10
Clark Lake	B	12.5 ft	44 ft	7
Locator Lake	B	8.5 ft	52 ft	6
Namakan Lake	B	11.5 ft	150 ft	18
Little Vermilion Lake	B	10 ft	17 ft	2
Agnes Lake	B	11 ft	30 ft	10
Eugene Lake	B	11.5 ft	64 ft	8
Gilbert Pit Lake	B	11.5 ft	443 ft	10
Low Lake	B	8.7 ft	40 ft	11
Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake	B	10 ft	55 ft	5
West Twin Lake	B	6.2 ft	18 ft	7
Peary Lake	B	6.7 ft	15 ft	8
Murphy Lake	B	6.4 ft	24 ft	10
Shoepack Lake	B	4.6 ft	24 ft	3
Namakan Lake	C	8.2 ft	150 ft	18
Rainy Lake	C	9.5 ft	161 ft	17
Sand Point Lake	C	7.5 ft	184 ft	21
Oslo Lake	C	9.2 ft	36 ft	2
Namakan Lake	C	9.8 ft	150 ft	18
Jorgens Lake	C	7.2 ft	21 ft	3
Rainy Lake	C	7.2 ft	161 ft	17
War Club Lake	C	7.9 ft	40 ft	8
One Pine Lake	C	4.5 ft	13 ft	13
Shell Lake	C	9 ft	15 ft	8
Birch Lake	C	3.9 ft	25 ft	10
Pelican Lake	C	7.5 ft	38 ft	11
Unnamed Lake	C	4.8 ft	7 ft	6
Sand Lake	C	9 ft	15 ft	9
West Vermilion Lake	C	8 ft	76 ft	17
Bassett Lake	C	8 ft	21 ft	12
Perch Lake	C	6.6 ft	13 ft	6
East Twin Lake	C	4.9 ft	22 ft	7
Elbow Lake	C	7 ft	60 ft	12
Wolf Lake	C	6.6 ft	10 ft	7
Flowage Lake	C	8.5 ft	15 ft	7
Elliot Lake	C	6.2 ft	13 ft	11
Blackduck Lake	C	6.8 ft	30 ft	8
Spring Lake	C	9.5 ft	25 ft	8
Sabin Lake	C	2.1 ft	52 ft	10
Little Sturgeon Lake	C	4.8 ft	22 ft	12
Nichols Lake	C	5.1 ft	31 ft	12
Heikkilla Lake	C	5 ft	7 ft	6
Leora Lake	C	7 ft	35 ft	8
Lac la Croix Lake	C	8 ft	168 ft	12
Trease Lake	C	4.7 ft	-	4
Quill Lake	C	9.8 ft	46 ft	4
South Sturgeon Lake	C	2.5 ft	43 ft	10
Colby Lake	C	3 ft	30 ft	15
Strand Lake	C	3.5 ft	16 ft	12
Elbow Lake	C	3.6 ft	22 ft	8
Carey Lake	C	4.9 ft	13.5 ft	8
Susan Lake	C	3.6 ft	10 ft	7
Mashkenode Lake	C	4.2 ft	14 ft	10
Kabetogama Lake	D	4.4 ft	80 ft	16
Little Shoepack Lake	D	6.2 ft	25 ft	3
Kabetogama Lake	D	3.8 ft	80 ft	16
Rainy Lake	D	5.9 ft	161 ft	17
Kabetogama Lake	D	4.8 ft	80 ft	16
Kabetogama Lake	D	5.9 ft	80 ft	16
Agnes Lake	D	5.2 ft	18 ft	4
Sand Point Lake	D	6.6 ft	184 ft	21
Quarter Line Lake	D	4.6 ft	22 ft	3
Sand Point Lake	D	5.9 ft	184 ft	21
Crane Lake	D	6.6 ft	80 ft	12
Namakan Lake	D	4.1 ft	150 ft	18
Kabetogama Lake	D	5.9 ft	80 ft	16
Prairie Lake	D	5 ft	47 ft	15
East Vermilion Lake	D	6.5 ft	76 ft	17
Briar Lake	D	6 ft	21 ft	3
Crane Lake	D	6 ft	80 ft	12
Schubert Lake	D	6.5 ft	24 ft	9
Blueberry Lake	D	2 ft	6 ft	8
Alden Lake	D	5 ft	29 ft	11
Lower Comstock Lake	D	4.5 ft	30 ft	13
Johnson Lake	D	3 ft	18 ft	11
Otto Lake	D	6 ft	27 ft	5
Lower Pauness Lake	D	5.7 ft	36 ft	7
Nibin Lake	D	5.6 ft	40 ft	5
Esquagama Lake	D	3.5 ft	90 ft	12
Ban Lake	D	6 ft	10 ft	9
Dark Lake	D	3.8 ft	31 ft	10
North Hegman Lake	D	6.5 ft	30 ft	5
Ash Lake	D	5.5 ft	25 ft	9
Foss Lake	D	4 ft	6 ft	3
Iron Lake	D	5 ft	64 ft	9
Upper Estuary Lake	D	1.9 ft	55 ft	33
Mudro Lake	D	4.3 ft	76 ft	7
Kabetogama Lake	F	2.6 ft	80 ft	16
Thompson Lake	F	3 ft	9 ft	8
Wolf Lake	F	2 ft	12 ft	8
Whiteface Reservoir	F	3 ft	35 ft	11
Lac la Croix Lake	F	2.5 ft	30 ft	10
Sprite Lake	F	3 ft	16 ft	1
Fourth Lake	F	1.5 ft	20 ft	13

DNR Survey Reports

Wolf Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Wolf Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Wolf Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Whitewater Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Whiteface Reservoir — Fisheries Lake Survey
White Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
West Twin Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
War Club Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Wagosh Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
W Two Rivers Reservoir — Fisheries Lake Survey
Unnamed Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Trease Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Toe Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Thompson Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Thirteen Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Susan Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Sunshine Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Sturgeon Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
Strand Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey
St. Marys Lake — Fisheries Lake Survey

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Frequently Asked Questions

What fish are in St. Louis County lakes?

St. Louis County, Minnesota has 45 documented fish species across 147 graded lakes, including Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Walleye, Bluegill.

What is the best-graded fishing lake in St. Louis County?

Pike Lake holds the highest water-quality grade (A) among St. Louis County lakes with a documented fishery.

St. Louis County Minnesota Fishing

Game Fish

Panfish

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