Best Fishing Lakes in Itasca County
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.
2,249 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Walleye
676 acres
Yellow Perch
160 acres
Yellow Perch
104 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
78 acres
Yellow Perch · Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
62 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
26 acres
Bluegill
2,126 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Walleye
226 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike
99 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Walleye
4,093 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Muskellunge · Rock Bass
152 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
57 acres
Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Black Crappie
1,273 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Muskellunge · Black Crappie
460 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
83 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
79 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
6,721 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
142 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
30 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
198 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
46 acres
Muskellunge · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
14 acres
Brown Trout · Yellow Perch · Walleye
1,862 acres
Black Crappie · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
1,210 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie
131 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
61 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
51 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Bluegill
49 acres
Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie
9,528 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill
289 acres
Muskellunge · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
104 acres
Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
527 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
231 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
111 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill
83 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
77 acres
Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
59 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed
27 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
307 acres
Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Rock Bass
250 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye
139 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch
86 acres
Green Sunfish · Rock Bass · Walleye
73 acres
Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie
43 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
37 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye
1,392 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
1,002 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
832 acres
Muskellunge · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
216 acres
Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
97 acres
Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Rock Bass
2,771 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
539 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
492 acres
Walleye · Bluegill · Northern Pike
345 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
311 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Largemouth Bass
306 acres
Northern Pike · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie
292 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish
132 acres
Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish
89 acres
Rock Bass · Walleye · Bluegill
81 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
73 acres
Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
18 acres
Yellow Perch
260 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
239 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish
195 acres
Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass
193 acres
Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
181 acres
Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie
163 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
111 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
90 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch
60 acres
Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass
39 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike
594 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass
209 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
116 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass
39 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Northern Pike
38 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
14 acres
Brook Trout · Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
495 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
326 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
3,108 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Yellow Perch
412 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
211 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
185 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch
183 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
141 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
93 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed
1,374 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye
863 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
552 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
247 acres
Lake Trout · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
243 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Black Crappie
239 acres
Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Black Crappie
134 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
127 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Bluegill
122 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
109 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Walleye
47 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Rainbow Trout
1,740 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Northern Pike
288 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
268 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
181 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
142 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
123 acres
Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass
114 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch
60 acres
Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Walleye
27 acres
Pumpkinseed · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike
268 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill
244 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
225 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye · Black Crappie
93 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
67 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
66 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike · Walleye
46 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Muskellunge
41 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
32 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
2,860 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
2,221 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
601 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill
525 acres
Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
210 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
189 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
148 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
112 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
106 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
78 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Walleye
70 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye · Smallmouth Bass
59 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill
48 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye
30 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
2,715 acres
Walleye · Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass
1,509 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
434 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
361 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye
305 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge
161 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
138 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
99 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
64 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
38 acres
Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass
22 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
2,456 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike
328 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye
285 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass
260 acres
Rock Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie
245 acres
Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass
234 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish
212 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass · Bluegill
208 acres
Brook Trout · Northern Pike · Walleye
158 acres
Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike
147 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
130 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Black Crappie
117 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
105 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
79 acres
Bluegill · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
78 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch
78 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Rock Bass
39 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
21 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
18 acres
Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
326 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Walleye
217 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye
172 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie
168 acres
Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch
147 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
102 acres
Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass
98 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
92 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
87 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass
76 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
76 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
66 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
50 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
716 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
490 acres
Muskellunge · Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass
382 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
344 acres
Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye
259 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike
248 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill
158 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
139 acres
Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
137 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
93 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish
92 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
628 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish
325 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
295 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Largemouth Bass
244 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie
112 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
73 acres
Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
64 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill
58 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
55 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
35 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
3,579 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Rock Bass
438 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
363 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish
255 acres
Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie
165 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Rock Bass
134 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
133 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
74 acres
Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
57 acres
Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass
26 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Black Crappie
346 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
266 acres
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
265 acres
Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Black Crappie
177 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike
152 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
148 acres
Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
68 acres
Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
27 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Bluegill
619 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
215 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
197 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Bluegill
175 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
86 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike
68 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
55 acres
Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge · Northern Pike
47 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
27 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
1,743 acres
Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish
353 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
285 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
262 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Rock Bass
235 acres
Walleye · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike
131 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
131 acres
Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
125 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Bluegill
111 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
67 acres
Bluegill · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
55 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
43 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Walleye
38 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass
37 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
27 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
304 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
259 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
167 acres
Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye
121 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Black Crappie
117 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
90 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
86 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch
69 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Smallmouth Bass
40 acres
Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie
210 acres
Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Bluegill
105 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Bluegill
101 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
79 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
67 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Rock Bass
65 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
64 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
57 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Black Crappie
49 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
43 acres
Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
41 acres
Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
564 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie
214 acres
Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass
120 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
101 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
88 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
84 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
622 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Walleye
297 acres
Walleye · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
124 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
106 acres
Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Black Crappie
71 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
70 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
70 acres
Walleye · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass
64 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie
60 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
53 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
49 acres
Rainbow Trout · Brook Trout · Largemouth Bass
48 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
1,855 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
364 acres
Northern Pike · Lake Trout · Yellow Perch
241 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
190 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
178 acres
Yellow Perch · Rock Bass · Bluegill
150 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Green Sunfish
119 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
65 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch
65 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill
52 acres
Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
29 acres
Rock Bass · Rainbow Trout
1,331 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Smallmouth Bass
140 acres
Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
140 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
73 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
63 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill
465 acres
Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
437 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Smallmouth Bass
204 acres
Walleye · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
132 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
119 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
96 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
65 acres
Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Northern Pike
24 acres
Walleye · Bluegill
11 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill
4,335 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Black Crappie
204 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie
104 acres
Northern Pike · Rock Bass · Largemouth Bass
100 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike
80 acres
Yellow Perch · Walleye · Rock Bass
539 acres
Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike
88 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
45 acres
Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish
43 acres
Bluegill · Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch
27 acres
Bluegill · Yellow Perch
145 acres
Black Crappie · Walleye · Rock Bass
85 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
40 acres
Splake · Rainbow Trout · Brook Trout
36 acres
Northern Pike · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
192 acres
Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill
148 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike · Walleye
142 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
114 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass
76 acres
Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
53 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
32 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill
19 acres
Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
155 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
149 acres
Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye
136 acres
Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Pumpkinseed
92 acres
Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye
715 acres
Rock Bass · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
138 acres
Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
113 acres
Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike
105 acres
Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Bluegill
34 acres
Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Bluegill
32 acres
Bluegill · Largemouth Bass
24 acres
Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed
423 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch
245 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Rock Bass
101 acres
Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie
70 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
791 acres
Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Yellow Perch
156 acres
Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
114 acres
Bluegill · Northern Pike
63 acres
Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie · Northern Pike
67 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike
11 acres
Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass
131 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie
48 acres
Bluegill · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed
34 acres
Black Crappie · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
1,458 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass
60 acres
Rock Bass · Northern Pike
88 acres
Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill
29 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Bluegill
138 acres
Northern Pike · Walleye · Pumpkinseed
22 acres
Yellow Perch · Northern Pike
53 acres
Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed
26 acres
Largemouth Bass · Rainbow Trout · Bluegill
26 acres
Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed
23 acres
Yellow Perch
21 acres
Yellow Perch
37 acres
Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass
18 acres
Northern Pike · Black Crappie
19 acres
Largemouth Bass
29 acres
Largemouth Bass
41 acres
Yellow Perch
188 acres
39 acres
13 acres
18 acres
142 acres
14 acres
12 acres
17 acres
17 acres
135 acres
74 acres