Best Fishing Lakes in McLeod County

20 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.

Hall

548 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · White Crappie · Yellow Perch

Big Twin

461 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · White Crappie · Walleye

Fish

156 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Okamanpeedan

2,268 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Bright

639 acres

Excellent · 98

Channel Catfish · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Amber

182 acres

Excellent · 97

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Bluegill

Fox

951 acres

Excellent · 94

Muskellunge · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Imogene

186 acres

Excellent · 94

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

George

83 acres

Excellent · 94

Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Clear

267 acres

Excellent · 91

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Cedar

707 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Black Crappie

East Chain

481 acres

Excellent · 81

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Iowa

705 acres

Excellent · 80

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Walleye

Sisseton

138 acres

Excellent · 80

Channel Catfish · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Clam

71 acres

Excellent · 76

Black Crappie · White Crappie · Yellow Perch

Budd

228 acres

Good · 74

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Willmert (main bay)

335 acres

Good · 71

Walleye · Black Crappie · White Crappie

Perch

174 acres

Good · 70

White Crappie · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Temperance

166 acres

Good · 57

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

South Silver

252 acres

Good · 55

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Black Crappie