What is the best fishing lake near Moorhead?

Turtle Lake in Becker County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Moorhead on measured water quality (28.8 miles away).

How many lakes are near Moorhead for fishing?

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

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Moorhead, MN

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Moorhead, 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 Moorhead 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	Turtle Lake	Becker	28.8 mi	23 ft	73 ft
2	Middle Cormorant Lake	Becker	32.1 mi	15.1 ft	40 ft
3	Ida Lake	Becker	33.3 mi	12.1 ft	20 ft
4	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	34.6 mi	24.8 ft	75 ft
5	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	37.2 mi	16.4 ft	55 ft
6	Maud Lake	Becker	38.1 mi	17 ft	32 ft
7	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	38.9 mi	16.4 ft	66 ft
8	Eunice Lake	Becker	39 mi	13.5 ft	30 ft
9	Pearl Lake	Becker	39.7 mi	10 ft	54 ft
10	Franklin Lake	Otter Tail	40.5 mi	13.1 ft	48 ft
11	Long Lake	Becker	41.6 mi	19.5 ft	61 ft
12	Sallie Lake	Becker	42 mi	13 ft	50 ft
13	Mill Lake	Becker	42.1 mi	8.5 ft	10 ft
14	Melissa Lake	Becker	42.2 mi	13.1 ft	37 ft
15	Tamarac Lake	Becker	42.2 mi	6.9 ft	34 ft
16	Mud Lake	Becker	42.9 mi	12.5 ft	34 ft
17	Meadow Lake	Becker	43.2 mi	14 ft	72 ft
18	Floyd Lake	Becker	43.5 mi	13.1 ft	34 ft
19	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	43.6 mi	14 ft	58 ft
20	Detroit Lake	Becker	44.2 mi	14 ft	89 ft
21	Little Floyd Lake	Becker	44.2 mi	11 ft	34 ft
22	Trowbridge Lake	Otter Tail	45.3 mi	13.5 ft	76 ft
23	Long Lake	Otter Tail	45.7 mi	11.6 ft	73 ft
24	Jewett Lake	Otter Tail	46.7 mi	17.7 ft	75 ft
25	West Silent Lake	Otter Tail	47.5 mi	18 ft	58 ft
26	East Loon Lake	Otter Tail	47.7 mi	13.5 ft	105 ft
27	Six Lake	Otter Tail	48.1 mi	21 ft	140 ft
28	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	48.3 mi	16.5 ft	42 ft
29	Scalp Lake	Otter Tail	48.5 mi	20 ft	90 ft
30	Pickerel Lake	Becker	49.1 mi	18 ft	74 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.