What is the best fishing lake near Detroit Lakes?

Detroit Lake in Becker County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Detroit Lakes on measured water quality (1.8 miles away).

How many lakes are near Detroit Lakes for fishing?

30 lakes within driving distance of Detroit Lakes match the fishing filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Detroit Lakes, MN

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, ranked by water quality and fishing-specific filters. Filtered for documented fish species (3+) and public access. Ranked by water quality and species diversity.

Within reasonable driving distance of Detroit Lakes sit 30 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

Filtered for fishing, the nearby-lake list narrows further. fishing-specific signals, fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion, interact with the water-quality readings in different ways depending on the use case.

#	Lake	County	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Detroit Lake	Becker	1.8 mi	14 ft	89 ft
2	Long Lake	Becker	2.2 mi	19.5 ft	61 ft
3	Sallie Lake	Becker	3.7 mi	13 ft	50 ft
4	Floyd Lake	Becker	3.8 mi	13.1 ft	34 ft
5	Little Floyd Lake	Becker	3.9 mi	11 ft	34 ft
6	Tamarac Lake	Becker	4.5 mi	6.9 ft	34 ft
7	Mud Lake	Becker	4.6 mi	12.5 ft	34 ft
8	Meadow Lake	Becker	4.6 mi	14 ft	72 ft
9	Pearl Lake	Becker	5.4 mi	10 ft	54 ft
10	Melissa Lake	Becker	5.7 mi	13.1 ft	37 ft
11	Pickerel Lake	Becker	6.6 mi	18 ft	74 ft
12	Mill Lake	Becker	7 mi	8.5 ft	10 ft
13	Maud Lake	Becker	8 mi	17 ft	32 ft
14	Six Lake	Otter Tail	8 mi	21 ft	140 ft
15	Eunice Lake	Becker	8.1 mi	13.5 ft	30 ft
16	Trowbridge Lake	Otter Tail	9.1 mi	13.5 ft	76 ft
17	Scalp Lake	Otter Tail	9.3 mi	20 ft	90 ft
18	Wimer Lake	Otter Tail	10 mi	10.2 ft	58 ft
19	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	10.5 mi	24.8 ft	75 ft
20	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	11.5 mi	16.4 ft	55 ft
21	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12 mi	12.3 ft	128 ft
22	Franklin Lake	Otter Tail	12.8 mi	13.1 ft	48 ft
23	East Loon Lake	Otter Tail	12.9 mi	13.5 ft	105 ft
24	Ida Lake	Becker	13 mi	12.1 ft	20 ft
25	Little Toad Lake	Becker	13.3 mi	15 ft	65 ft
26	Middle Cormorant Lake	Becker	13.4 mi	15.1 ft	40 ft
27	Sybil Lake	Otter Tail	13.4 mi	20 ft	74 ft
28	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	14.7 mi	16.4 ft	66 ft
29	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	15.7 mi	16.5 ft	42 ft
30	Turtle Lake	Becker	15.7 mi	23 ft	73 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.