Best Fishing Lakes in Rice County

18 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.

Lyman

8 acres

Excellent · 97

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Bluegill

Roberds

632 acres

Excellent · 95

Muskellunge · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Fox

312 acres

Excellent · 94

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Cannon

1,593 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Lower Sakatah

372 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Shields

940 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Mazaska

688 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Cedar

902 acres

Excellent · 78

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Hunt

176 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · White Crappie

Caron

319 acres

Excellent · 75

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · White Crappie

Wells

677 acres

Good · 74

Walleye · White Crappie · Channel Catfish

Cody

259 acres

Good · 69

Yellow Perch · Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Circle

838 acres

Good · 67

Walleye · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

French

876 acres

Good · 65

Muskellunge · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Kelly & Dudley

128 acres

Good · 64

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Phelps

303 acres

Good · 58

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Rice

331 acres

Good · 52

Walleye · Yellow Perch · Bluegill

Union

397 acres

Good · 50

Yellow Perch · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie