Best Fishing Lakes in Dakota 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.

Spring

1,494 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Byllesby

1,368 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

21 acres

Bluegill

4 acres

Black Crappie · Green Sunfish · Bluegill

Unnamed

7 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Unnamed

14 acres

Excellent · 98

Walleye · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Lemay

36 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Rebecca

82 acres

Excellent · 91

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Cobblestone

35 acres

Excellent · 88

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Orchard

238 acres

Excellent · 87

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Fish

31 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Blackhawk

40 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Crystal

293 acres

Excellent · 82

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Keller

55 acres

Excellent · 81

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie

Unnamed

13 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Wood Park

14 acres

Excellent · 80

Channel Catfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Marion

530 acres

Excellent · 79

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Pickerel

114 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Channel Catfish

Holland

38 acres

Excellent · 77

Northern Pike · Brown Trout · Largemouth Bass

Alimagnet

104 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Unnamed

23 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Bur Oaks Pond

10 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

228 acres

Green Sunfish

102 acres

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Channel Catfish

Sunset Pond

44 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Thompson

8 acres

Good · 70

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

U.S. Lock & Dam #2 Pool

5,937 acres

Good · 69

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Thomas

41 acres

Good · 67

Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Unnamed

15 acres

Good · 67

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Carlson

12 acres

Good · 65

Walleye · Pumpkinseed · Green Sunfish

Lac Lavon

66 acres

Good · 64

White Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike

Prairie Ponds

12 acres

Good · 62

Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Unnamed

7 acres

Good · 51

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Unnamed

18 acres

Good · 50

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

McDonough

18 acres

Average · 48

Green Sunfish · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Unnamed

9 acres

Average · 42

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Marcott

19 acres

Average · 36

Bluegill