Lakes with the Most Fish Species

The 50 lakes with the highest documented fish species diversity. Lakes with many species tend to have diverse habitat, good water quality, and healthy ecosystems. Fish-species data currently covers Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Species	Grade	Depth	Top Fish
1	Pepin Lake	Pepin	MN	47	F	60 ft	American eel, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie
2	Long Lake	Gogebic	MI	40	B	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
3	Long Lake	Benzie	MI	40	B	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
4	Long Lake	Grand Traverse	MI	40	A	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
5	Long Lake	Cheboygan	MI	40	A	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
6	Long Lake	Gogebic	MI	40	B	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
7	Round Lake	Mecosta	MI	37	C	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
8	Round Lake	Benzie	MI	37	A	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
9	Round Lake	Shiawassee	MI	37	D	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
10	Round Lake	Shiawassee	MI	37	C	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
11	Round Lake	Oakland	MI	37	B	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
12	Round Lake	Benzie	MI	37	A	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
13	Round Lake	Kent	MI	37	C	-	Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner
14	Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	B	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
15	Pool of Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
16	Pool on Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
17	St. Croix Lake	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
18	Upper Estuary Lake	St. Louis	MN	33	D	55 ft	American eel, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
19	Burt Lake	Cheboygan	MI	33	A	-	Blackchin shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Bowfin
20	Baldwins Lake	Cass	MI	33	C	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow
21	Otter Lake	Benzie	MI	30	A	-	Bigmouth shiner, Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blacknose shiner
22	Eagle Lake	Allegan	MI	30	B	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
23	Otter Lake	Oakland	MI	30	B	-	Bigmouth shiner, Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blacknose shiner
24	Otter Lake	Benzie	MI	30	B	-	Bigmouth shiner, Black bullhead, Black crappie, Blacknose shiner
25	Murray Lake East Basin; Grattan Township	Kent	MI	29	B	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
26	Pickerel Lake	Kalkaska	MI	29	A	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
27	Crooked Lake	Barry	MI	27	B	-	Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow
28	Devils Lake	Lenawee	MI	27	B	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
29	Elk Lake	Antrim	MI	27	B	-	Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Burbot
30	Elk Lake	Antrim	MI	27	A	-	Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Burbot
31	Emily Lake	Pope	MN	26	F	6 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
32	Portage Lake South Basin; Dexter Township	Washtenaw	MI	26	B	-	Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Bowfin
33	Shavehead Lake	Cass	MI	26	C	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
34	Crooked Lake	Emmet	MI	26	A	-	Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow
35	Horseshoe Lake	Stearns	MN	25	D	57 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
36	Shavehead Lake East Basin; Porter Township	Cass	MI	25	C	-	Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill
37	Long Lake	Cass	MI	25	B	-	Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill
38	Long Lake South Central Basin	Cass	MI	25	B	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
39	Diamond Lake	Osceola	MI	25	A	-	Black crappie, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
40	Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township	Benzie	MI	25	A	-	Black crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead
41	Baldwin Lake Northwest Basin	Cass	MI	25	C	-	Blacknose shiner, Blackside darter, Blackstripe topminnow, Bluegill
42	Round Lake Central Basin	Lenawee	MI	25	A	-	Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow
43	Lower Herring Lake	Benzie	MI	25	B	-	Black crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead
44	Zumbro Lake	Olmsted	MN	24	D	43 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish
45	Winona Lake	Winona	MN	24	D	38 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
46	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	MN	23	A	138 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
47	Long Lake	Stearns	MN	23	F	35 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
48	Big Swan Lake	Meeker	MN	23	D	32 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
49	Barrett Lake	Grant	MN	23	D	28 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
50	Pokegama Lake	Pine	MN	23	F	25 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)

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