What is the best fishing lake near Willmar?

Eagle Lake in Kandiyohi County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Willmar on measured water quality (5 miles away).

How many lakes are near Willmar for fishing?

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

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Willmar, MN

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Willmar, 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 Willmar 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	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	5 mi	6.9 ft	67 ft
2	Elkhorn Lake	Kandiyohi	7.8 mi	14 ft	41 ft
3	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	7.9 mi	13.5 ft	57 ft
4	George Lake	Kandiyohi	8.9 mi	15 ft	34 ft
5	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	9.1 mi	12.3 ft	40 ft
6	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	11.7 mi	14.1 ft	110 ft
7	Crow R Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	13.4 mi	7 ft	14 ft
8	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	16.6 mi	10.5 ft	46 ft
9	Minnie-Belle Lake	Meeker	25.9 mi	14.4 ft	49 ft
10	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	27.1 mi	8 ft	49 ft
11	Linka Lake	Pope	30 mi	10.2 ft	50 ft
12	Signalness Lake	Pope	37.1 mi	10.7 ft	14 ft
13	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	38.9 mi	20 ft	70 ft
14	Minnewaska Lake	Pope	39.6 mi	11 ft	32 ft
15	Moose Lake	Wright	40 mi	14.4 ft	43 ft
16	School Section Lake	Stearns	40 mi	9.8 ft	14 ft
17	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	41.5 mi	22 ft	97 ft
18	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	42.8 mi	10 ft	38 ft
19	Pleasant Lake	Wright	46.2 mi	11.5 ft	74 ft
20	Clearwater Lake	Wright	46.6 mi	9.8 ft	73 ft
21	Little Birch Lake	Todd	47.1 mi	13 ft	89 ft
22	Maple Lake	Douglas	47.9 mi	14.1 ft	78 ft
23	Bass Lake	Wright	47.9 mi	13.5 ft	34 ft
24	Cedar Lake	Wright	48.7 mi	14.3 ft	108 ft
25	Crooked Lake	Stearns	48.9 mi	15.5 ft	35 ft
26	John Lake	Wright	44.1 mi	8 ft	28 ft
27	Big Kandiyohi Lake	Kandiyohi	10.2 mi	5.2 ft	18 ft
28	Nest Lake	Kandiyohi	10.3 mi	7 ft	40 ft
29	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	12.8 mi	4.5 ft	26 ft
30	Middle Lake	Kandiyohi	13.1 mi	5.4 ft	11 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.