Best Fishing Lakes in Carlton County

37 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.

Fond du Lac Reservoir

201 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Scanlon Reservoir

71 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass

Knife Falls Reservoir

55 acres

Excellent · 96

Rock Bass · Channel Catfish · Bluegill

Forbay

35 acres

Excellent · 96

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass

Chub

313 acres

Excellent · 95

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Hanging Horn

409 acres

Excellent · 89

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye

Moose

133 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Blackhoof

41 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Big

526 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

Hay

140 acres

Excellent · 87

Walleye · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Moosehead

279 acres

Excellent · 85

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Echo

108 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Cole

142 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Eagle

389 acres

Excellent · 82

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Bob

77 acres

Excellent · 82

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Park

381 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Bear

100 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Graham

34 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Tamarack

235 acres

Excellent · 80

Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Lower (South) Island

320 acres

Excellent · 78

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Springer

8 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Thomson Reservoir

390 acres

Good · 73

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Rock Bass

Torch Light

126 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Walleye

Little Hanging Horn

114 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

Cross

107 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Walleye

Upper (North) Island

114 acres

Good · 66

Bluegill · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Coffee

71 acres

Good · 60

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Twentynine

52 acres

Good · 60

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Eddy

24 acres

Good · 57

Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill

Bear

50 acres

Good · 56

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

Sand

128 acres

Good · 55

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Venoah

110 acres

Good · 52

Bluegill · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Bang

61 acres

Good · 51

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Spring

36 acres

Good · 51

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Hizer

34 acres

Good · 50

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

27 acres

Rainbow Trout

7 acres