Best Fishing Lakes in Scott County

27 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.

Cynthia

196 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Bluegill

Hanrahan

91 acres

Excellent · 100

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Northern Pike

Spring

592 acres

Excellent · 99

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Gifford

119 acres

Excellent · 97

Black Crappie · White Crappie · Bluegill

Unnamed

47 acres

Excellent · 95

Black Crappie · Hybrid Sunfish · Bluegill

Murphy

45 acres

Excellent · 93

Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Yellow Perch

Fish

176 acres

Excellent · 91

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Northern Pike

O'Dowd

301 acres

Excellent · 90

Walleye · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

McColl Pond

23 acres

Excellent · 89

Channel Catfish · Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass

Upper Prior

386 acres

Excellent · 83

Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish · Walleye

Cleary

145 acres

Excellent · 81

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill

Thole

119 acres

Excellent · 81

Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Cedar

793 acres

Excellent · 80

Bluegill · Yellow Perch · Largemouth Bass

Mill Pond

18 acres

Excellent · 78

Northern Pike · Walleye · Channel Catfish

Unnamed (South Portion)

38 acres

Excellent · 77

Hybrid Sunfish · Green Sunfish · Bluegill

McMahon

187 acres

Good · 74

Walleye · Northern Pike · Black Crappie

Lower Prior

956 acres

Good · 72

Hybrid Sunfish · Largemouth Bass · Northern Pike

Unnamed

10 acres

Good · 69

Yellow Perch · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Quarry

70 acres

Good · 67

Northern Pike · Rainbow Trout · Yellow Perch

Crystal

31 acres

Good · 60

Black Crappie · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass

Pleasant

289 acres

Good · 59

Black Crappie · Largemouth Bass · Green Sunfish

Schneider

38 acres

Good · 50

Hybrid Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Bluegill

Sweetbrier

20 acres

Good · 50

Green Sunfish · Black Crappie · Bluegill

Unnamed

14 acres

Good · 50

Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Hybrid Sunfish

Beason

4 acres

Average · 47

Green Sunfish · Bluegill · Northern Pike

Shakopee Memorial Pond

10 acres

Average · 32

Green Sunfish · Pumpkinseed · Black Crappie

Pike

49 acres

Not yet scored

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