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MN Fish Finder

Best Fishing Lakes in Crow Wing County

201 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.

Rice

418 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Hamlet

307 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass

Placid

183 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Blue

177 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Sagamore Mine

119 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Brook Trout · Northern Pike

Huntington Mine

106 acres

Excellent · 100

Brook Trout · Rainbow Trout · Northern Pike

Miller

105 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

June

100 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Morroco Mine

81 acres

Excellent · 100

Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Unnamed

36 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Hubert

1,301 acres

Excellent · 99

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Crow Wing

379 acres

Excellent · 99

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Pickerel

117 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Young

67 acres

Excellent · 99

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Grass

45 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

East Twin

28 acres

Excellent · 99

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow Perch

Horseshoe

34 acres

Excellent · 98

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Clearwater

905 acres

Excellent · 97

Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Adney

310 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Ann

47 acres

Excellent · 97

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Cascade

44 acres

Excellent · 97

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Edward

2,628 acres

Excellent · 96

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Portage

287 acres

Excellent · 96

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Round

1,650 acres

Excellent · 95

Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Lower Mission

732 acres

Excellent · 95

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

White Sand

415 acres

Excellent · 95

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Black

106 acres

Excellent · 95

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Pug Hole

47 acres

Excellent · 95

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

North Long

6,190 acres

Excellent · 94

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Serpent

1,116 acres

Excellent · 94

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye

Ossawinnamakee

711 acres

Excellent · 94

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Whipple

301 acres

Excellent · 94

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Smokey Hollow

125 acres

Excellent · 94

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Rabbit (East Portion)

670 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Crooked

463 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Gladstone

437 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Agate

187 acres

Excellent · 93

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Little Ox

46 acres

Excellent · 93

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Unnamed

23 acres

Excellent · 93

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch

Bay

2,330 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Upper Mission

882 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Bass

285 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Erskine

182 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Hanks

165 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Pelican

8,367 acres

Excellent · 91

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Borden

1,011 acres

Excellent · 91

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Horseshoe

922 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Lower Hay

700 acres

Excellent · 91

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Lower Cullen

560 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike

Rabbit (West Portion)

536 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass

Middle Cullen

405 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass

Dolney

272 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Shirt

231 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Bulldog

149 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Nelson

88 acres

Excellent · 90

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

West Fox

449 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Black Bear

218 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

West Twin

127 acres

Excellent · 89

Northern Pike · Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass

Ruth

599 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Ox

241 acres

Excellent · 88

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass

Partridge

188 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Anna

112 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

Nokay

704 acres

Excellent · 87

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Edna

156 acres

Excellent · 87

Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass · Walleye

Bonnie

76 acres

Excellent · 87

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Fawn

64 acres

Excellent · 87

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

South Long

1,309 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Walleye

Upper South Long

804 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Eagle

350 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Upper Dean

259 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Rogers

240 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

East Twin

163 acres

Excellent · 86

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Little Emily

99 acres

Excellent · 86

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Island

126 acres

Excellent · 85

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Clinker

81 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Mitchell

429 acres

Excellent · 84

Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Goodrich

382 acres

Excellent · 84

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie

Lows

302 acres

Excellent · 84

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Little Pelican

271 acres

Excellent · 84

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Little Hubert

194 acres

Excellent · 84

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Yellow Perch

Horseshoe

43 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish

Bass

399 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Kimball

190 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Bass

121 acres

Excellent · 83

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Markee

104 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Whitefish

7,714 acres

Excellent · 82

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

East Fox

241 acres

Excellent · 82

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Clear

226 acres

Excellent · 82

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Reno

167 acres

Excellent · 82

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Upper Cullen

441 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Bertha

337 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Kego

296 acres

Excellent · 81

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Daggett

258 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Black Hoof

201 acres

Excellent · 81

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Walleye

Camp

534 acres

Excellent · 80

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Lizzie

414 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Holt

164 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Unnamed

19 acres

Excellent · 80

Rainbow Trout · Pumpkinseed · Brown Trout

Big Trout

1,366 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Emily

721 acres

Excellent · 79

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Roy

320 acres

Excellent · 79

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Pig

196 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Mayo

164 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Portage

76 acres

Excellent · 79

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Red Sand

521 acres

Excellent · 78

Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Walleye

Perch

266 acres

Excellent · 78

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike

Island

232 acres

Excellent · 78

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Little Rabbit

172 acres

Excellent · 78

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Sullivan

82 acres

Excellent · 77

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Pascoe

68 acres

Excellent · 77

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Ross

492 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Little Pine

330 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Pine

324 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Fawn

121 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Walleye

Twin

79 acres

Excellent · 76

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Fawn

78 acres

Excellent · 76

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Mallen Pit

6 acres

Excellent · 76

Pumpkinseed · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Rush

858 acres

Excellent · 75

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Sibley

444 acres

Excellent · 75

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Little Bass

95 acres

Excellent · 75

Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Papoose

89 acres

Excellent · 75

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Whitefish

709 acres

Good · 74

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Rock Bass

Smith

491 acres

Good · 74

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Clamshell

211 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Wood

92 acres

Good · 74

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Love

79 acres

Good · 74

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Half Moon

42 acres

Good · 74

Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Bass

40 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Arrowhead

296 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Lookout

236 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Grave

169 acres

Good · 73

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Long / Tame Fish

127 acres

Good · 73

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Star

127 acres

Good · 72

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Trout

117 acres

Good · 72

Rock Bass · Walleye · Bluegill

Little Star

49 acres

Good · 72

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Rock

49 acres

Good · 72

Bluegill · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Larson

32 acres

Good · 72

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Nisswa

219 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Walleye

Silver

208 acres

Good · 71

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

O'Brien

186 acres

Good · 71

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Portsmouth Mine

149 acres

Good · 71

Rock Bass · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Bass

78 acres

Good · 71

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Upper Hay

596 acres

Good · 70

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Wise

135 acres

Good · 70

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Turtle

108 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Eastham

83 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Little Black Hoof

72 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Knieff

44 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Butternut

26 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine

272 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Rainbow Trout

Island

240 acres

Good · 69

Walleye · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Butterfield

194 acres

Good · 69

Bluegill · Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed

Pointon

185 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Scott

157 acres

Good · 69

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Hybrid Sunfish

Kenney

109 acres

Good · 69

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Barbour

56 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Taylor

36 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Portage

130 acres

Good · 68

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass

Cross Lake Reservoir

1,815 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Gilbert

357 acres

Good · 67

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Stewart

234 acres

Good · 67

Pumpkinseed · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Velvet

167 acres

Good · 67

Walleye · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Hartley

136 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Pennington Mine

62 acres

Good · 67

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Snoshoe Mine

7 acres

Good · 67

Black Crappie · Brook Trout · Northern Pike

Clark

305 acres

Good · 66

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Rock

203 acres

Good · 66

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Jail

183 acres

Good · 66

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Walleye

Perry

164 acres

Good · 66

Walleye · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Roe Mine

25 acres

Good · 66

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Platte

1,663 acres

Good · 65

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Walleye

Mary

413 acres

Good · 65

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Lougee

212 acres

Good · 65

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish

Round

139 acres

Good · 65

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Sorenson

92 acres

Good · 64

Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Mahnomen

238 acres

Good · 63

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Sebie

185 acres

Good · 63

Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass

Nelson

319 acres

Good · 62

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Carlson

93 acres

Good · 62

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Turner

57 acres

Good · 62

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Greer

354 acres

Good · 61

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Rushmeyer

41 acres

Good · 60

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Strawberry

20 acres

Good · 60

Rainbow Trout · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Stark

217 acres

Good · 59

Walleye · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Island

68 acres

Good · 59

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Hay

52 acres

Good · 59

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Peterson

44 acres

Good · 59

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Bassett

36 acres

Good · 58

Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Miller

132 acres

Good · 57

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Manuel Mine

41 acres

Good · 57

Yellow Perch · Rainbow Trout · Bluegill

Indian Jack

86 acres

Good · 56

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Loon

60 acres

Good · 55

Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Mud

76 acres

Good · 52

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Rose

52 acres

Good · 51

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

Pleasant

22 acres

Good · 50

Brook Trout

Command

21 acres

Good · 50

Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Casey

60 acres

Average · 49

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Allen

44 acres

Average · 48

Rainbow Trout · Brook Trout

Mollie

334 acres

Average · 39

Black Crappie · Walleye

Green

11 acres

Not yet scored
Sand

99 acres

Not yet scored