Best Fishing Lakes in Meeker County

33 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.

Mud

69 acres

Excellent · 100

White Crappie · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Betty

154 acres

Excellent · 98

Channel Catfish · Walleye · Northern Pike

Round

266 acres

Excellent · 97

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Walleye

Greenleaf

238 acres

Excellent · 97

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Hope

274 acres

Excellent · 95

Yellow Perch · Northern Pike · Green Sunfish

Richardson

119 acres

Excellent · 92

Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish · Black Crappie

Big Swan

684 acres

Excellent · 90

Channel Catfish · Black Crappie · Walleye

Youngstrom

153 acres

Excellent · 90

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Pumpkinseed

Dunns

152 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Green Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Jennie

1,069 acres

Excellent · 89

Black Crappie · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Stella

599 acres

Excellent · 89

Black Crappie · Walleye · Hybrid Sunfish

Minnie-Belle

597 acres

Excellent · 89

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Arvilla

138 acres

Excellent · 89

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie

Little Swan

51 acres

Excellent · 88

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Pumpkinseed

Erie

190 acres

Excellent · 87

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Star

553 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Walleye · Black Crappie

Spring

201 acres

Excellent · 86

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Manuella

293 acres

Excellent · 84

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Walleye

Ripley (west portion)

614 acres

Excellent · 83

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Long

783 acres

Excellent · 81

Walleye · Northern Pike · Yellow Perch

Clear

529 acres

Excellent · 80

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · Northern Pike

Hoff

139 acres

Excellent · 80

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · Walleye

Peterson

135 acres

Excellent · 80

Yellow Perch · Bluegill · Largemouth Bass

Washington

2,438 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Walleye · Smallmouth Bass

Wolf

262 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Long

164 acres

Excellent · 77

Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike · White Crappie

Francis

1,053 acres

Good · 74

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Black Crappie

Thompson

226 acres

Good · 74

Northern Pike · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Willie

192 acres

Good · 73

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · White Crappie

Little Mud

37 acres

Good · 70

Yellow Perch · Pumpkinseed · Hybrid Sunfish

Belle

864 acres

Good · 60

Largemouth Bass · Walleye · White Crappie

Goose

119 acres

Good · 60

Walleye · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Maple

139 acres

Good · 57

Northern Pike · Black Crappie · White Crappie

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