Best Fishing Lakes in Cass County

216 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.

Long

113 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Maple

76 acres

Excellent · 100

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

One

73 acres

Excellent · 100

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Third

33 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie

27 acres

Brook Trout

103,444 acres

Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Portage

1,539 acres

Excellent · 99

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Thunder

1,347 acres

Excellent · 99

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Larson

194 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Knight

131 acres

Excellent · 99

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Little Thunder

68 acres

Excellent · 99

Rock Bass · Bluegill · Hybrid Sunfish

Fifth

52 acres

Excellent · 99

Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Big Sand

731 acres

Excellent · 98

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

22 acres

Yellow Perch

69 acres

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Four-One-Eight

12 acres

Excellent · 97

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Hybrid Sunfish

Baby

737 acres

Excellent · 96

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Muskellunge

Man

491 acres

Excellent · 96

Smallmouth Bass · Muskellunge · Walleye

Long

142 acres

Excellent · 96

Rock Bass · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Fourth

58 acres

Excellent · 96

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Winnibigoshish

56,471 acres

Excellent · 95

Muskellunge · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Mule

525 acres

Excellent · 95

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Little Swift

55 acres

Excellent · 95

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Woman

5,520 acres

Excellent · 94

Smallmouth Bass · Muskellunge · Walleye

Portage

277 acres

Excellent · 94

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Muskellunge

Brockway

180 acres

Excellent · 94

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Little Boy

1,452 acres

Excellent · 93

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Wabedo

1,226 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass

McKeown

168 acres

Excellent · 93

Rock Bass · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Morrison

164 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Upper Trelipe

421 acres

Excellent · 92

Black Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike

Three Island

288 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Bass

195 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Barnum

151 acres

Excellent · 92

Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Gadbolt

68 acres

Excellent · 92

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Island

184 acres

Excellent · 91

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Trillium

155 acres

Excellent · 91

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

May

143 acres

Excellent · 91

Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Roosevelt

1,511 acres

Excellent · 90

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Ponto

388 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Pine

261 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Welch

196 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Rock Bass

Little Bass

114 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Diamond

77 acres

Excellent · 90

Yellow Perch · Rainbow Trout · Walleye

Mule

61 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Lawrence

225 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Sanborn

220 acres

Excellent · 89

Black Crappie · Walleye · Rock Bass

Mabel

184 acres

Excellent · 89

Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch · Walleye

Hovde

133 acres

Excellent · 89

Bluegill · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Horseshoe

127 acres

Excellent · 89

Pumpkinseed · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

George

612 acres

Excellent · 88

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Thirteen

555 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Pumpkinseed

Girl

428 acres

Excellent · 88

Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Swift

357 acres

Excellent · 88

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Rock

261 acres

Excellent · 88

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Gull

10,010 acres

Excellent · 87

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Kerr

83 acres

Excellent · 87

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Donut

38 acres

Excellent · 87

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

12 acres

Brook Trout

305 acres

Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Widow

198 acres

Excellent · 86

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Deep Portage

129 acres

Excellent · 86

Black Crappie · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Silver

121 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Hardy

105 acres

Excellent · 86

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Alice

96 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Yellow Perch

Johnson

27 acres

Excellent · 86

Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Thiebault

21 acres

Excellent · 86

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Inguadona

1,133 acres

Excellent · 85

Black Crappie · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Webb

720 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Stony

563 acres

Excellent · 85

Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Little Wolf

525 acres

Excellent · 85

Muskellunge · Walleye · Black Crappie

Sand

149 acres

Excellent · 85

Black Crappie · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Little Vermillion

147 acres

Excellent · 85

Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Blind

76 acres

Excellent · 85

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Boxell

66 acres

Excellent · 85

Northern Pike · Walleye · Pumpkinseed

Deer

45 acres

Excellent · 85

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Pike Bay

4,756 acres

Excellent · 84

Rock Bass · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Moccasin

272 acres

Excellent · 84

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Beuber

132 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Long

59 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Island

358 acres

Excellent · 83

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Crystal

190 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Horseshoe

95 acres

Excellent · 83

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Hay

364 acres

Excellent · 82

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Horseshoe

260 acres

Excellent · 82

Black Crappie · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Johnson

90 acres

Excellent · 82

Rock Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Ten Mile

5,080 acres

Excellent · 81

Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye

Blackwater

771 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike

Little Sand

413 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Grave

373 acres

Excellent · 81

Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Five Point

251 acres

Excellent · 81

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Ox Yoke

185 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Jackpine

160 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Spider

145 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Lower Milton

79 acres

Excellent · 81

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

South Stocking

46 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Fish

35 acres

Excellent · 81

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Big Rice

2,030 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Walleye

Six Mile

1,323 acres

Excellent · 80

Walleye · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Pleasant

1,099 acres

Excellent · 80

Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Walleye

Long

1,007 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Norway

515 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Washburn

1,590 acres

Excellent · 79

Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass

Lower Trelipe

618 acres

Excellent · 79

Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill

Swamp

600 acres

Excellent · 79

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Crooked

582 acres

Excellent · 79

Walleye · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Andrus

56 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Sleepy Island

15 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Yellow Perch

Unnamed

13 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Lower Sucker

592 acres

Excellent · 78

Walleye · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Upper Gull

422 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Little Twin

112 acres

Excellent · 78

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Big Hanson

18 acres

Excellent · 78

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

18 acres

Northern Pike

3,308 acres

Walleye · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Lind

440 acres

Excellent · 77

Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Bass

278 acres

Excellent · 77

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Agate

157 acres

Excellent · 77

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Big Portage

902 acres

Excellent · 76

Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass

Long

279 acres

Excellent · 76

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Margaret

251 acres

Excellent · 75

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Kid

168 acres

Excellent · 75

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Walleye

Variety

160 acres

Excellent · 75

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

Little Bass

136 acres

Excellent · 75

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Walleye

Kego

121 acres

Excellent · 75

Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Sullivan

42 acres

Excellent · 75

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Loon

232 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Cooper

133 acres

Good · 74

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Sylvan

113 acres

Good · 74

Walleye · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Anway

21 acres

Good · 74

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Squeedunk

17 acres

Good · 74

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Broadwater Bay

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass

Steamboat

1,756 acres

Good · 73

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye

Pine Mountain

1,617 acres

Good · 73

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye

Sylvan

894 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Hattie

588 acres

Good · 73

Walleye · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Long

246 acres

Good · 73

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Bowen

182 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Twenty-Six

109 acres

Good · 73

Walleye · Green Sunfish · Black Crappie

Fawn

46 acres

Good · 73

Bluegill · Rock Bass · Yellow Perch

29 acres

Black Crappie

13 acres

Yellow Perch · Rainbow Trout

Birch

1,267 acres

Good · 72

Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Hand

289 acres

Good · 72

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Ray

143 acres

Good · 72

Rock Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Middle Sucker

286 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Rice

270 acres

Good · 71

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Rock Bass

Hunter

182 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Upper Sucker

113 acres

Good · 71

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Stevens

100 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Egg

96 acres

Good · 70

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Spring

90 acres

Good · 70

Bluegill · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Green Bass

44 acres

Good · 70

Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Margaret

18 acres

Good · 70

Rainbow Trout · Black Crappie

18 acres

Yellow Perch

536 acres

Walleye · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Vermillion

410 acres

Good · 69

Walleye · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Paquet

145 acres

Good · 69

Rock Bass · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Rainy

129 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Shurd

49 acres

Good · 69

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Cedar

21 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Ada

963 acres

Good · 68

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Windy

95 acres

Good · 68

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Michaud

62 acres

Good · 68

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed

Portage

361 acres

Good · 67

Rock Bass · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Little Webb

226 acres

Good · 67

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Pistol

74 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Sugar

699 acres

Good · 66

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Walleye

Birch

276 acres

Good · 66

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Long

115 acres

Good · 66

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Pickerel

66 acres

Good · 66

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

21 acres

Rainbow Trout

36 acres

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

15 acres

Rainbow Trout

205 acres

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Walleye

Louise

59 acres

Good · 64

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Cut

36 acres

Good · 64

Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed

Howard

386 acres

Good · 63

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

IXL

95 acres

Good · 63

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Rat

87 acres

Good · 63

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Hanson

34 acres

Good · 63

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Leavitt

122 acres

Good · 62

Rock Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Turtle

75 acres

Good · 62

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Carnahan

31 acres

Good · 62

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Dead Horse Slough

15 acres

Good · 62

Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Willard

8 acres

Good · 62

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Rainbow Trout

Jack

142 acres

Good · 61

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Lydick

68 acres

Good · 61

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Two

45 acres

Good · 61

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Upper Milton

24 acres

Good · 61

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Ruth

94 acres

Good · 60

Pumpkinseed · Walleye · Black Crappie

Bass

87 acres

Good · 60

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Wilson

84 acres

Good · 60

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Primer

43 acres

Good · 60

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Cedar

135 acres

Good · 59

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Tidd

46 acres

Good · 58

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Largemouth Bass

Mitten

113 acres

Good · 57

Black Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike

Loon

29 acres

Good · 55

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Deep

24 acres

Good · 55

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Beauty

19 acres

Good · 53

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Town Line

698 acres

Good · 52

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Little Thunder

258 acres

Good · 52

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Walleye

Sand

41 acres

Good · 50

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Bluegill

Little Woman

36 acres

Good · 50

Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Child

285 acres

Average · 48

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Kidney

56 acres

Average · 44

Yellow Perch · Rock Bass · Bluegill

99 acres

Yellow Perch

45 acres

47 acres

22 acres

15 acres

22 acres

21 acres

29 acres

26 acres

169 acres