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Browse Lakes by Species
Pick a fish and see Minnesota's best lakes for it, ranked by DNR survey data.
Gamefish
Northern Pike
3,091 lakes scored
Walleye
2,297 lakes scored
Largemouth Bass
2,134 lakes scored
Smallmouth Bass
634 lakes scored
Muskellunge
153 lakes scored
Panfish
Yellow Perch
3,078 lakes scored
Bluegill
2,641 lakes scored
Black Crappie
2,526 lakes scored
Pumpkinseed
2,392 lakes scored
Hybrid Sunfish
1,851 lakes scored
Rock Bass
1,260 lakes scored
Green Sunfish
1,132 lakes scored
White Crappie
389 lakes scored
Trout
Brook Trout
163 lakes scored
Rainbow Trout
130 lakes scored
Lake Trout
120 lakes scored
Splake
77 lakes scored
Brown Trout
46 lakes scored
Salmon
Chinook Salmon
1 lake scored
Coho Salmon
1 lake scored
Pink Salmon
0 lakes scored
Catfish and bullheads
Black Bullhead
2,081 lakes scored
Brown Bullhead
1,796 lakes scored
Yellow Bullhead
1,784 lakes scored
Channel Catfish
247 lakes scored
Flathead Catfish
0 lakes scored
Rough fish
White Sucker
2,915 lakes scored
Common Carp
846 lakes scored
Shorthead Redhorse
386 lakes scored
Freshwater Drum
144 lakes scored
Bowfin
0 lakes scored
Longnose Gar
0 lakes scored
Baitfish
Golden Shiner
1,062 lakes scored
Shiner species
1 lake scored
Bluntnose Minnow
0 lakes scored
Fathead Minnow
0 lakes scored
Iowa Darter
0 lakes scored
Johnny Darter
0 lakes scored