Best Fishing Lakes in Lyon County

16 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.

McKay

167 acres

Excellent · 100

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Unnamed

53 acres

Excellent · 100

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Green Sunfish

School Grove

349 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

East Twin

356 acres

Excellent · 98

Walleye · Smallmouth Bass · Yellow Perch

West Twin

220 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Wood

373 acres

Excellent · 87

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Goose

150 acres

Excellent · 87

Black Crappie · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Cottonwood

383 acres

Excellent · 85

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Yankton

403 acres

Excellent · 82

Yellow Perch · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

147 acres

Yellow Perch

170 acres

Northern Pike · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Brawner

30 acres

Good · 71

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Rock

379 acres

Good · 70

Black Crappie · Yellow Perch · Channel Catfish

92 acres

Walleye

286 acres

Yellow Perch · Green Sunfish · Walleye

Clear

66 acres

Good · 62

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Walleye