Best Fishing Lakes in Clearwater County

38 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.

Mallard

105 acres

Excellent · 100

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Jackson

86 acres

Excellent · 100

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Hoot Owl

84 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Rock Bass

Island

44 acres

Excellent · 100

Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Green Sunfish

Twin

92 acres

Excellent · 99

Green Sunfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Daniel

57 acres

Excellent · 99

Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass · Yellow Perch

Little Bass

51 acres

Excellent · 99

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Long Lost

539 acres

Excellent · 94

Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Elk

303 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Walleye · Northern Pike

Waptus

52 acres

Excellent · 93

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Itasca

1,065 acres

Excellent · 92

Muskellunge · Walleye · Black Crappie

Cox

61 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Long

159 acres

Excellent · 90

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Ozawindib

159 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Big LaSalle

235 acres

Excellent · 86

Walleye · Rock Bass · Green Sunfish

Lone

69 acres

Excellent · 86

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Lindberg

95 acres

Excellent · 84

Walleye · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Minerva

230 acres

Excellent · 83

Walleye · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Heart

224 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Johnson

63 acres

Excellent · 83

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Lower Camp

54 acres

Excellent · 83

Yellow Perch · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Deep

40 acres

Excellent · 83

Rainbow Trout · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Lomond

95 acres

Excellent · 82

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Glanders

57 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Pine

1,236 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Minnow

110 acres

Excellent · 78

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

McKenzie

89 acres

Excellent · 75

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Walker Brook

95 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Rockstad

142 acres

Good · 73

Bluegill · Northern Pike · Walleye

Bagley

97 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Walleye · Bluegill

Falk

73 acres

Good · 73

Walleye · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Second

72 acres

Good · 72

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Walleye

Pickerel

143 acres

Good · 71

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

First

69 acres

Good · 68

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Peterson

99 acres

Good · 59

Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Long

72 acres

Good · 50

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Upper Rice

1,527 acres

Average · 45

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Evey

66 acres

Not yet scored