Best Fishing Lakes in Cottonwood County

12 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.

Talcot

873 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Yellow Perch · Walleye

Shoper-Bush Reservoir

14 acres

Excellent · 100

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Cottonwood

155 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Smallmouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Bingham

270 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Channel Catfish

Bean

164 acres

Excellent · 84

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Eagle

105 acres

Excellent · 84

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Mountain

230 acres

Excellent · 78

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Double

240 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Walleye

Arnold's

48 acres

Good · 72

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch

Summit

64 acres

Good · 62

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

String

336 acres

Good · 51

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie

Wolf

61 acres

Not yet scored