Best Fishing Lakes in Le Sueur County

24 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.

Sunfish

121 acres

Excellent · 99

Northern Pike · Walleye · White Crappie

Horseshoe

417 acres

Excellent · 95

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Clear

279 acres

Excellent · 95

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Roemhildts

74 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · Bluegill

Frances

927 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Tetonka

1,358 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Walleye · Largemouth Bass

Middle Jefferson

667 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Sabre

258 acres

Excellent · 85

Black Crappie · Walleye · Channel Catfish

Greenleaf

302 acres

Excellent · 84

Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Fish

77 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Steele

76 acres

Excellent · 84

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Gorman

521 acres

Excellent · 83

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Volney

269 acres

Excellent · 83

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Upper Sakatah

892 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

West Jefferson

439 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

German

889 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Emily

300 acres

Excellent · 76

Northern Pike · White Crappie · Black Crappie

Pepin

403 acres

Good · 71

Green Sunfish · Yellow Perch · Northern Pike

Washington

1,516 acres

Good · 70

Northern Pike · Walleye · Bluegill

East Jefferson

685 acres

Good · 69

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Rays

169 acres

Good · 65

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass

Scotch

598 acres

Good · 57

Walleye · Pumpkinseed · Yellow Perch

Dora

733 acres

Average · 44

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Northern Pike

Swede's Bay

507 acres

Not yet scored

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