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Best Fishing Lakes in Otter Tail County

153 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.

Clitherall

2,540 acres

Excellent · 100

Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Crystal

1,413 acres

Excellent · 100

Smallmouth Bass · Green Sunfish · Rock Bass

Franklin

1,088 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Head

400 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Long

204 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Boedigheimer

169 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Round

158 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed

Indian

157 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Sand

152 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Torgerson

148 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Eddy

141 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Siverson

138 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch

Moenkedick

103 acres

Excellent · 100

Bluegill · Rock Bass · Yellow Perch

Long

99 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Elbow

96 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Anderson

89 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Pine

72 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Iverson

68 acres

Excellent · 100

Pumpkinseed · Bluegill · Walleye

Steenerson

49 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Swan

749 acres

Excellent · 99

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Orwell

608 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Clear

399 acres

Excellent · 99

Walleye · Bluegill · Yellow Perch

Rice

326 acres

Excellent · 99

Pumpkinseed · Hybrid Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Long

288 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Green Sunfish

Hoot

161 acres

Excellent · 99

Smallmouth Bass · Muskellunge · Northern Pike

Grass

72 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Fogard

69 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Unnamed

56 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Unnamed

43 acres

Excellent · 99

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

North Lida

5,523 acres

Excellent · 98

Smallmouth Bass · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Lizzie (north portion)

1,913 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Ten Mile

1,428 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Rock Bass

Long

1,289 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Fish

1,078 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Northern Pike

East Loon

1,044 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Pickerel

849 acres

Excellent · 98

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Long

767 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

North Ten Mile

654 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Annie Battle

354 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge

West Silent

347 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Bluegill

Portage (main bay)

269 acres

Excellent · 98

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Hoffman

157 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Twenty-one

142 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

German

77 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Wright

67 acres

Excellent · 98

Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Mule

53 acres

Excellent · 98

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

South Lida

777 acres

Excellent · 97

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Stuart

740 acres

Excellent · 97

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Rock Bass

Wall

727 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike

Fish

489 acres

Excellent · 97

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Bass

311 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Middle

225 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Elbow

188 acres

Excellent · 97

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Anna

598 acres

Excellent · 96

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Norway

485 acres

Excellent · 96

Walleye · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Sewell

369 acres

Excellent · 96

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Beers

317 acres

Excellent · 96

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Donalds

166 acres

Excellent · 96

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Long

91 acres

Excellent · 96

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Unnamed

15 acres

Excellent · 96

Green Sunfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Big Pine

4,728 acres

Excellent · 95

Green Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Scalp

254 acres

Excellent · 95

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Pebble

195 acres

Excellent · 95

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

First Silver

529 acres

Excellent · 94

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass

Fladmark

59 acres

Excellent · 94

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed

Hanson

46 acres

Excellent · 94

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Pelican

3,962 acres

Excellent · 93

Muskellunge · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye

Prairie

1,004 acres

Excellent · 93

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Paul

346 acres

Excellent · 93

Walleye · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Jolly Ann

326 acres

Excellent · 93

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Rose

1,200 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Big McDonald

992 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

East Spirit

561 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

East Silent

324 acres

Excellent · 92

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Fiske

254 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish

West Battle

5,615 acres

Excellent · 91

Muskellunge · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Devils

355 acres

Excellent · 91

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Walleye

Dead

7,546 acres

Excellent · 90

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

East Battle

1,978 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

North Turtle

1,773 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Buchanan

964 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Pumpkinseed

Sybil

683 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Long

395 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye

Twin

369 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Six

197 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Ethel

191 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Ellingson

151 acres

Excellent · 90

Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Yellow Perch

Jim

100 acres

Excellent · 90

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

West McDonald

597 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

East Lost

483 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

East Leaf

423 acres

Excellent · 89

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Heilberger

221 acres

Excellent · 89

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Tonseth

149 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Eagle

907 acres

Excellent · 88

Walleye · Rock Bass · Black Crappie

Five

245 acres

Excellent · 87

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Little Pine

2,080 acres

Excellent · 86

Rock Bass · Walleye · Green Sunfish

Leek

621 acres

Excellent · 86

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Deer

447 acres

Excellent · 86

Green Sunfish · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Wimer

293 acres

Excellent · 86

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Leon

79 acres

Excellent · 86

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Jewett

747 acres

Excellent · 85

Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Otter Tail River(Red Rive

313 acres

Excellent · 85

Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Molly Stark

152 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Yellow Perch

Pleasant

385 acres

Excellent · 84

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Otter

77 acres

Excellent · 84

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Johnson

419 acres

Excellent · 82

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Stalker

1,357 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Spitzer

731 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

South Turtle

837 acres

Excellent · 80

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

West Lost

795 acres

Excellent · 80

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Walleye

Block

290 acres

Excellent · 80

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Pine

71 acres

Excellent · 80

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Sunfish

50 acres

Excellent · 80

Bluegill · Pumpkinseed

Pickerel

29 acres

Excellent · 80

Bluegill · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Marion

1,624 acres

Excellent · 79

Black Crappie · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Little Pelican

366 acres

Excellent · 79

Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Adley

241 acres

Excellent · 79

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Dayton Hollow Reservoir

227 acres

Excellent · 79

Black Crappie · Channel Catfish · Rock Bass

West Olaf

209 acres

Excellent · 79

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Grunard

121 acres

Excellent · 79

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Walleye

Tenter

83 acres

Excellent · 79

Yellow Perch · Walleye · Bluegill

Otter Tail

14,079 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Fish

293 acres

Excellent · 78

Walleye · Rock Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Walker

578 acres

Excellent · 76

Largemouth Bass · Rock Bass · Walleye

Rose

108 acres

Excellent · 75

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Schuster

44 acres

Excellent · 75

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Silver

239 acres

Good · 74

Yellow Perch · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Star

4,486 acres

Good · 73

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye

West Leaf

700 acres

Good · 73

Rock Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye

McDonald

561 acres

Good · 73

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Walleye

Graham

217 acres

Good · 72

Walleye · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Maine

88 acres

Good · 72

Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Alice

47 acres

Good · 72

Black Crappie · Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Rush

5,276 acres

Good · 70

Black Crappie · Walleye · Rock Bass

Little McDonald

1,316 acres

Good · 70

Black Crappie · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Round

273 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Bear

198 acres

Good · 70

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Bass

34 acres

Good · 70

Green Sunfish · Rainbow Trout · Pumpkinseed

Spring

51 acres

Good · 68

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Round

173 acres

Good · 67

Bluegill · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Johannes

134 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Yellow Perch

Pickerel

71 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Blanche

1,296 acres

Good · 66

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Brackett

83 acres

Good · 66

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Middle Leaf

404 acres

Good · 65

Rock Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Belmont

285 acres

Good · 63

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Lone Pine

88 acres

Good · 63

Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Murphy

317 acres

Good · 62

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Crane

350 acres

Good · 58

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Unnamed

57 acres

Good · 56

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Tamarac

445 acres

Good · 51

Bluegill · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike

Fischer

66 acres

Average · 49

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Black Crappie

Hancock (main lake)

199 acres

Not yet scored