Best Fishing Lakes in Douglas County

58 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.

14 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

218 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

307 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

139 acres

Excellent · 97

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

86 acres

Excellent · 97

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

248 acres

Excellent · 95

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

5,731 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

4,445 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

923 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

639 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

284 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

202 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

177 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Walleye

824 acres

Excellent · 91

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

160 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

2,450 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

1,801 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

997 acres

Excellent · 90

Muskellunge · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

218 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

1,050 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

904 acres

Excellent · 89

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

640 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

610 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass

417 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

202 acres

Excellent · 89

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

137 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

2,605 acres

Excellent · 88

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

174 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

1,334 acres

Excellent · 87

Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

411 acres

Excellent · 87

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

377 acres

Excellent · 87

Bluegill · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

107 acres

Excellent · 87

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Little Chippewa

271 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

263 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

234 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

101 acres

Excellent · 85

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

666 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

99 acres

Excellent · 84

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

1,186 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

451 acres

Excellent · 83

Muskellunge · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

342 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Walleye

130 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

81 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

214 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

152 acres

Excellent · 80

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

67 acres

Excellent · 79

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

448 acres

Excellent · 78

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

831 acres

Excellent · 77

Walleye · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

243 acres

Excellent · 77

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

767 acres

Excellent · 76

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

297 acres

Excellent · 75

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Walleye

110 acres

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

54 acres

Northern Pike · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

46 acres

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

213 acres

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

118 acres

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Rock Bass

3,971 acres

Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish · White Crappie

87 acres

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass