Lakes with the Most Fish Species: Top 50 (MN, WI & MI)

Rank	Lake	County	State	Species	Depth	Top Fish
1	Pepin Lake	Pepin	MN	47	60 ft	American eel, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie
2	Long Lake	Gogebic	MI	40	60 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
3	Long Lake	Grand Traverse	MI	40	88 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
4	Long Lake	Benzie	MI	40	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
5	Long Lake	Cheboygan	MI	40	61 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
6	Round Lake	Oakland	MI	37	15 ft	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
7	Round Lake	Oakland	MI	37	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
8	Round Lake	Benzie	MI	37	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
9	Round Lake	Shiawassee	MI	37	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
10	Round Lake	Shiawassee	MI	37	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
11	Round Lake	Kent	MI	37	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
12	Lake St Croix	Pierce	MN	36	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
13	Pool of Lake St Croix	Washington	MN	36	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
14	Pool	Washington	MN	36	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
15	Portage Lake	Jackson	MI	34	40 ft	Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Bowfin
16	Upper Estuary Lake	St. Louis	MN	33	55 ft	American eel, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
17	Baldwins Lake	Cass	MI	33	55 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
18	Burt Lake	Cheboygan	MI	33	73 ft	Blackchin shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Bowfin
19	Eagle Lake	Allegan	MI	30	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
20	Otter Lake	Oakland	MI	30	70 ft	Bigmouth shiner, Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blacknose shiner
21	Otter Lake	Benzie	MI	30	-	Bigmouth shiner, Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blacknose shiner
22	Pickerel Lake	Kalkaska	MI	29	72 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
23	Murray Lake	Kent	MI	29	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
24	Crooked Lake	Barry	MI	27	-	Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow
25	Crooked Lake	Oakland	MI	27	60 ft	Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow
26	Elk Lake	Antrim	MI	27	150 ft	Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Burbot
27	Emily Lake	Pope	MN	26	6 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
28	Shavehead Lake	Cass	MI	26	70 ft	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
29	Crooked Lake	Emmet	MI	26	50 ft	Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow
30	Donnell Lake	Cass	MI	26	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackstripe topminnow
31	Horseshoe Lake	Stearns	MN	25	57 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
32	Lower Herring Lake	Benzie	MI	25	50 ft	Black crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead
33	Shavehead Lake	Cass	MI	25	70 ft	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
34	Round Lake	Lenawee	MI	25	67 ft	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
35	Baldwin Lake	Cass	MI	25	-	Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill
36	Long Lake	Cass	MI	25	42 ft	Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill
37	Diamond Lake	Newaygo	MI	25	25 ft	Black crappie, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
38	Diamond Lake	Osceola	MI	25	60 ft	Black crappie, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
39	Zumbro Lake	Olmsted	MN	24	43 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish
40	Winona Lake	Winona	MN	24	38 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
41	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	MN	23	138 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
42	Long Lake	Stearns	MN	23	35 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
43	Big Swan Lake	Meeker	MN	23	32 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
44	Barrett Lake	Grant	MN	23	28 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
45	Pokegama Lake	Pine	MN	23	25 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
46	Little Spirit Lake	Jackson	MN	23	8 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
47	Jordan Lake	Barry	MI	23	-	Black crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Bowfin
48	Mullett Lake	Cheboygan	MI	23	120 ft	Alewife, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluntnose minnow
49	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	MN	22	110 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
50	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	MN	22	105 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill

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