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Best Largemouth Bass Lakes by DNR Survey System and Lake-Scale Opportunity in Crow Wing County, Minnesota 37 Crow Wing County lakes have exact-water DNR survey evidence for largemouth bass; 37 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria, out of 396 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within spring spawning mn class 29 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1
1 97.8 system score
310 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Adney Lake available
97.8 within-system score · 90,475.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 291.8 fish/hour · 2023 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 97.8/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 90,475.5 (291.8 fish/hour × 310 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 291.8 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2023 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 2 55.4 system score
437 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Gladstone Lake limited
55.4 within-system score · 44,120.2 lake-scale opportunity index · 100.95 fish/hour · 2024 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 55.4/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 44,120.2 (100.95 fish/hour × 437 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 100.95 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2024 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 3 50.5 system score
285 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Bass Lake limited
50.5 within-system score · 39,956.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 140.11 fish/hour · 2016 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 50.5/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 39,956.6 (140.11 fish/hour × 285 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 140.11 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2016 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 4 39.0 system score
382 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Goodrich Lake limited
39.0 within-system score · 25,344.2 lake-scale opportunity index · 66.32 fish/hour · 2024 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 39.0/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 25,344.2 (66.32 fish/hour × 382 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 66.32 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2024 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 5 31.6 system score
271 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Little Pelican Lake limited
31.6 within-system score · 17,053.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 62.84 fish/hour · 2025 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 31.6/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 17,053.5 (62.84 fish/hour × 271 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 62.84 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2025 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 6 14.6 system score
163 acres Crow Wing County, MN
East Twin Lake limited
14.6 within-system score · 10,967.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 67.15 fish/hour · 2017 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 14.6/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 10,967.6 (67.15 fish/hour × 163 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 67.15 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2017 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 7 1.3 system score
81 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Clinker Lake limited
1.3 within-system score · 5,777.1 lake-scale opportunity index · 71.57 fish/hour · 2016 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 1.3/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 5,777.1 (71.57 fish/hour × 81 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 71.57 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2016 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 29 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 29 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset Ranked within spring spawning mn class 25 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1
1 100.0 system score
463 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Crooked Lake limited
100.0 within-system score · 74,398.9 lake-scale opportunity index · 160.8 fish/hour · 2023 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 100.0/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 74,398.9 (160.8 fish/hour × 463 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 160.8 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2023 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 25 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 25 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 2 73.0 system score
1,011 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Borden Lake available
73.0 within-system score · 65,426.8 lake-scale opportunity index · 64.69 fish/hour · 2021 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 73.0/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 65,426.8 (64.69 fish/hour × 1,011 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 64.69 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2021 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 25 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 25 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset 3 46.7 system score
350 acres Crow Wing County, MN
Eagle Lake limited
46.7 within-system score · 20,829.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 59.55 fish/hour · 2021 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined Within-system score: 46.7/100 Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 20,829.4 (59.55 fish/hour × 350 acres; not a fish count) Survey rate (35%): 59.55 fish/hour Survey recency (10%): 2021 Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard night bass electrofishing, lake class 25 Compared only with Minnesota DNR lake class 25 standard night bass electrofishing surveys DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (largemouth bass) Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset Rank Lake County Acres System score Primary score signal Survey measurement Metric year Fishing report DNR status Largemouth Bass stocking 4 Camp Lake Crow Wing 534 26.7 index 13,761.3 25.79 fish/hour 2014 No · 0% signal No record — 5 Gilbert Lake Crow Wing 357 0.0 index 6,061.9 17 fish/hour 1997 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 39 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 Dolney Lake Crow Wing 272 81.1 index 24,011.1 88.39 fish/hour 2017 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Lake Emily Crow Wing 721 65.0 index 28,490.5 39.53 fish/hour 2017 No · 0% signal No record — 3 Erskine Lake Crow Wing 182 35.0 index 16,543.7 90.75 fish/hour 2016 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 22 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 Lake Edward Crow Wing 2,628 90.0 index 533,021 202.83 fish/hour 2014 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Bay Lake Crow Wing 2,330 10.0 index 156,405.5 67.13 fish/hour 2021 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 23 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 East Fox Lake Crow Wing 241 100.0 index 13,971 58 fish/hour 2025 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Clear Lake Crow Wing 226 0.0 index 7,048.4 31.2 fish/hour 2022 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 27 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 Lake Hubert Crow Wing 1,301 100.0 index 58,532 45 fish/hour 2025 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Clearwater Lake Crow Wing 905 10.0 index 22,827.4 25.21 fish/hour 2025 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 31 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 Black Bear Lake Crow Wing 218 100.0 index 19,051.9 87.37 fish/hour 2023 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Crow Wing Lake Crow Wing 379 0.0 index 9,499.8 25.07 fish/hour 2022 No · 0% signal No record — Ranked within spring spawning mn class 32 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — ranks restart at 1 1 Horseshoe Lake Crow Wing 922 100.0 index 87,159.5 94.53 fish/hour 2022 No · 0% signal No record — 2 Island Lake Crow Wing 240 0.0 index 8,639.8 36.07 fish/hour 2010 No · 0% signal No record — Comparable spring spawning mn class 20 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — one lake recorded, no peer rank — Black Lake Crow Wing 106 — — 135.65 fish/hour 2016 No · 0% signal No record — Comparable spring spawning mn class 34 standard night bass electrofishing catch per effort (fish per hour) — one lake recorded, no peer rank — Little Rabbit Lake Crow Wing 172 — — 42.38 fish/hour 2016 No · 0% signal No record — Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical — Bass Lake Crow Wing 399 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Big Trout Lake Crow Wing 1,366 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Blackhoof Lake Crow Wing 201 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Clamshell Lake Crow Wing 211 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Clark Lake Crow Wing 305 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Fawn Lake Crow Wing 121 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Greer Lake Crow Wing 354 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Kego Lake Crow Wing 296 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Lake Edna Crow Wing 156 — — — — No · 0% signal No record — — Little Blackhoof Lake Crow Wing 72 — — — — No · 0% signal No record —
Methodology
How this list is built County ranks use the same statewide exact-family contract; systems with at least two eligible county peers restart at #1. The score is 55% survey rate × acreage, 35% survey rate, and 10% recency. Catch-per-effort × acreage is only an opportunity index, never a literal fish count. Documented acreage plus verified public or shore access are eligibility gates. Unsupported methods stay documented but unranked. See the complete definitions on the statewide largemouth bass ranking .
FAQ
Crow Wing County largemouth bass fishing FAQ Which largemouth bass lakes receive a numeric county rank? 25 lakes receive at least one peer-backed, exact-lake numeric rank. Catch-per-effort systems separate species, phase, gear, unit, and sampled population; standardized adult-density estimates form their own system, so systems with at least two eligible county peers can each have a #1 in Crow Wing County.
How many Crow Wing County lakes have largemouth bass? 37 Crow Wing County lakes have exact-water DNR survey evidence. Numeric rank still requires an exact comparable family plus the acreage and access gates.
Source data: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder fisheries surveys, lake classes, morphology, and public-access records. Rankings are LakeList's computed opinion from public agency data, not a DNR endorsement. Conditions and regulations change — verify access and rules before you go.