Best Fishing Lakes in Anoka County

25 lakes · Minnesota DNR survey data

Lakes by fishing quality

Ranked by the strongest game-fish, panfish, and trout scores from the latest DNR surveys. Lakes without a score yet are listed last.

Unnamed

29 acres

Excellent · 100

Smallmouth Bass · Brook Trout · Brown Trout

Centerville

474 acres

Excellent · 92

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Coon

1,481 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Crooked

115 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Ham

155 acres

Excellent · 87

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

East Twin

92 acres

Excellent · 85

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

George

489 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Fawn

58 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Club West

29 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Peltier

552 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Bluegill

Martin

232 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Boot

91 acres

Excellent · 79

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Norris

54 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Spring

32 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Hybrid Sunfish

Golden

58 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Fish

334 acres

Excellent · 77

Green Sunfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Burns

95 acres

Excellent · 75

Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

Linwood

572 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Walleye · White Crappie

Otter

302 acres

Good · 72

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Laddie

66 acres

Good · 69

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Island

73 acres

Good · 66

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Largemouth Bass

East Moore

28 acres

Good · 59

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Channel Catfish

West Moore

68 acres

Good · 55

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Loch Ness

10 acres

Good · 54

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Hybrid Sunfish

Reshanau

337 acres

Good · 50

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Bluegill