Best Fishing Lakes in Stearns County

80 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.

Knaus

216 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Muskellunge

Zumwalde

128 acres

Excellent · 100

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Walleye

Schmid

38 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Long

487 acres

Excellent · 99

Channel Catfish · Black Crappie · Walleye

Sylvia

85 acres

Excellent · 99

Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Hulbert

17 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Hinz

15 acres

Excellent · 99

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

School Section

211 acres

Excellent · 98

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Vails

161 acres

Excellent · 98

Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Schneider

60 acres

Excellent · 98

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Great Northern

196 acres

Excellent · 97

Channel Catfish · Northern Pike · Walleye

Krays

95 acres

Excellent · 97

Channel Catfish · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Horseshoe

629 acres

Excellent · 96

Channel Catfish · Smallmouth Bass · Northern Pike

Bolfing

109 acres

Excellent · 96

Channel Catfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Achman

47 acres

Excellent · 94

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Big

458 acres

Excellent · 93

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Carnelian

180 acres

Excellent · 93

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

St. Anna

126 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Ochotto

40 acres

Excellent · 92

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

Pearl

753 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Black Crappie

Two Rivers

583 acres

Excellent · 91

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Smallmouth Bass

North Brown's

312 acres

Excellent · 91

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Black Crappie

Marie

146 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Beaver

112 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Rice

1,513 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Watab

97 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie

Black Oak

95 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

Crooked

77 acres

Excellent · 90

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Rock Bass

Eden

278 acres

Excellent · 89

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Minnie

27 acres

Excellent · 89

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Grand

651 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Stump

72 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Rossier

37 acres

Excellent · 88

Largemouth Bass · Channel Catfish · White Crappie

Pelican

291 acres

Excellent · 87

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Long

153 acres

Excellent · 87

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Deep

54 acres

Excellent · 87

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Fuller

30 acres

Excellent · 87

Northern Pike · Green Sunfish · Hybrid Sunfish

Koronis (main lake)

2,968 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Becker

221 acres

Excellent · 86

Channel Catfish · Pumpkinseed · Largemouth Bass

Pine

108 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

George

9 acres

Excellent · 85

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

Kalla

106 acres

Excellent · 84

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Long

69 acres

Excellent · 84

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

Cedar Island

986 acres

Excellent · 83

Channel Catfish · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye

Pleasant

218 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Northern Pike

Long

92 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Walleye

Feldges

24 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Quinn

22 acres

Excellent · 83

Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Middle Spunk

236 acres

Excellent · 81

Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Island

116 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Pitts

114 acres

Excellent · 81

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Big Watab

246 acres

Excellent · 78

Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie · Rock Bass

Lower Spunk

179 acres

Excellent · 77

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Cedar

95 acres

Excellent · 77

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Otter

92 acres

Excellent · 77

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish

Maria

79 acres

Excellent · 77

Hybrid Sunfish · White Crappie · Northern Pike

Goodners

191 acres

Excellent · 76

Largemouth Bass · White Crappie · Northern Pike

Koop

60 acres

Excellent · 75

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Big Fish

557 acres

Good · 74

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Clear

118 acres

Good · 74

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Sagatagan

227 acres

Good · 73

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Big Spunk

415 acres

Good · 72

Northern Pike · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Sand

209 acres

Good · 72

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Kreigle

102 acres

Good · 72

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Kraemer

195 acres

Good · 71

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Maria

97 acres

Good · 70

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Warner

37 acres

Good · 70

Channel Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Dallas

25 acres

Good · 70

Bluegill · Northern Pike · Pumpkinseed

Kings

204 acres

Good · 62

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Little Rice

56 acres

Good · 60

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed

Cedar Island (Little)

Good · 56

Black Crappie · Walleye · Bluegill

Linneman

110 acres

Good · 55

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Little Watab

57 acres

Good · 50

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Mund

20 acres

Good · 50

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish

Laura

140 acres

Average · 47

Green Sunfish

Heritage Center Ponds

12 acres

Average · 41

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

250 acres

Hybrid Sunfish

9 acres

Green Sunfish

65 acres

156 acres