Best Fishing Lakes in Carver 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.

Stone

101 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Piersons

267 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Lotus

245 acres

Excellent · 95

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Riley

296 acres

Excellent · 92

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Minnewashta

680 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Waconia

3,080 acres

Excellent · 90

Muskellunge · Walleye · Northern Pike

Eagle

183 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Auburn

291 acres

Excellent · 89

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Lucy

88 acres

Excellent · 89

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Bavaria

166 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Tamarack

28 acres

Excellent · 87

Green Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Turbid

40 acres

Excellent · 86

Green Sunfish · Bluegill

Oak

333 acres

Excellent · 84

Walleye · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Steiger

166 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Zumbra-Sunny

271 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Parley

258 acres

Excellent · 83

Northern Pike · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Wassermann

170 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Hydes

222 acres

Excellent · 80

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Virginia

105 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Miller

143 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Yellow Perch

Susan

88 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Swede

433 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch

Kelser's Pond

20 acres

Good · 73

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Riverpointe Pond

6 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed

Reitz

92 acres

Good · 68

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · White Crappie

Goose

302 acres

Good · 67

Green Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Schutz

106 acres

Good · 67

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Green Sunfish

Aue

35 acres

Good · 66

Green Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Ann

116 acres

Good · 65

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Burandt

97 acres

Good · 63

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Church

16 acres

Good · 63

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Firemen's Clayhole

9 acres

Good · 60

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Courthouse

12 acres

Good · 58

Green Sunfish · Lake Trout · Northern Pike

Unnamed

20 acres

Good · 57

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

St. Joe

20 acres

Good · 57

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

14 acres

131 acres