MN · ranked by public data
29 Lake County lakes have exact-water DNR survey evidence for panfish; 29 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria, out of 760 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 17 standard gill nets normal 3 3 to 18 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
Lake County, MN
93.1 within-system score · 3,130.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 17.83 fish/net set · 2019 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
81.4 within-system score · 1,312.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 21 fish/net set · 2012 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
64.4 within-system score · 956.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 14 fish/net set · 2019 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
37.7 within-system score · 472.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 6 fish/net set · 2023 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
20.4 within-system score · 274.7 lake-scale opportunity index · 1.83 fish/net set · 2024 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
10.7 within-system score · 268.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 2.25 fish/net set · 1979 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
10.6 within-system score · 155.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 3 fish/net set · 2017 DNR survey
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 12 standard gill nets normal 2 2 to 14 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
Lake County, MN
99.6 within-system score · 3,398.7 lake-scale opportunity index · 12.5 fish/net set · 2024 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
78.7 within-system score · 3,467.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 9.33 fish/net set · 1961 DNR survey
Lake County, MN
43.9 within-system score · 815.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 6.67 fish/net set · 1999 DNR survey
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | Fishing report | DNR status | Panfish stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | August Lake | Lake | 229 | 35.4 | index 800.4 | 3.5 fish/net set | 2019 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 5 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 15.6 | index 356.2 | 4.5 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 6 | Eighteen Lake | Lake | 102 | 8.7 | index 273.6 | 2.67 fish/net set | 2016 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 90.7 | index 3,781.3 | 60.5 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Cloquet Lake | Lake | 176 | 62.4 | index 1,799.7 | 10.25 fish/net set | 2010 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Christianson Lake | Lake | 150 | 61.6 | index 2,676.8 | 17.83 fish/net set | 1981 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Cross River Lake | Lake | 79 | 36.3 | index 511.7 | 6.5 fish/net set | 1980 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 5 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 12.0 | index 59.6 | 0.5 fish/net set | 1989 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 6 | Flat Horn Lake | Lake | 52 | 0.7 | index 25.9 | 0.5 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Eighteen Lake | Lake | 102 | 82.8 | index 2,425.2 | 23.67 fish/net set | 2021 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Kawishiwi Lake | Lake | 372 | 73.4 | index 5,080.5 | 13.67 fish/net set | 1983 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Crooked Lake | Lake | 272 | 52.1 | index 2,264.9 | 8.33 fish/net set | 2014 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | August Lake | Lake | 229 | 25.6 | index 1,280.6 | 5.6 fish/net set | 1977 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 5 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 12.8 | index 474.9 | 6 fish/net set | 2019 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 6 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 9.8 | index 509.9 | 4.17 fish/net set | 2013 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Cloquet Lake | Lake | 176 | 95.9 | index 4,740.7 | 27 fish/net set | 2024 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Cramer Lake | Lake | 68 | 77.5 | index 2,049.3 | 30 fish/net set | 2010 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 54.4 | index 1,145.6 | 18.33 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Cross River Lake | Lake | 79 | 35.0 | index 865.9 | 11 fish/net set | 2013 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 5 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 19.0 | index 556.8 | 4.67 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 6 | Flat Horn Lake | Lake | 52 | 1.8 | index 310.7 | 6 fish/net set | 1999 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 17 standard trap nets normal 0 7 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Christianson Lake | Lake | 150 | 100.0 | index 1,267.1 | 8.44 fish/net set | 2024 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Cross River Lake | Lake | 79 | 71.8 | index 402.3 | 5.11 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 24.9 | index 71.5 | 0.6 fish/net set | 1979 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Flat Horn Lake | Lake | 52 | 13.0 | index 17.1 | 0.33 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 5 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 0.0 | index 12.5 | 0.2 fish/net set | 1961 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer august mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 1 9 to 7 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 100.0 | index 10,908.4 | 4.83 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 62.7 | index 5,451.9 | 4.22 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 24.9 | index 2,469.6 | 3.78 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Isabella Lake | Lake | 1,257 | 15.7 | index 3,771.7 | 3 fish/net set | 1976 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 1 9 to 7 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 90.0 | index 23,149.2 | 10.25 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Isabella Lake | Lake | 1,257 | 49.8 | index 8,385.7 | 6.67 fish/net set | 1983 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 20.1 | index 3,449.4 | 2.67 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 13.6 | index 2,247.5 | 3.44 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 1 9 to 7 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 100.0 | index 8,830.6 | 3.91 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 71.0 | index 3,591.5 | 2.78 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 54.1 | index 1,672.5 | 2.56 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Lake One | Lake | 846 | 0.0 | index 490.7 | 0.58 fish/net set | 1996 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Lake One | Lake | 846 | 100.0 | index 7,258.3 | 8.58 fish/net set | 2016 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 53.9 | index 4,741.3 | 3.67 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 29.4 | index 3,003.8 | 1.33 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 4 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 1.6 | index 1,091.1 | 1.67 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 95.2 | index 176.1 | 1.44 fish/net set | 1999 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dunnigan Lake | Lake | 81 | 43.9 | index 45.4 | 0.56 fish/net set | 2015 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 0.0 | index 15.8 | 0.2 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 90.0 | index 3,875.8 | 3 fish/net set | 1991 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 48.3 | index 1,942.3 | 0.86 fish/net set | 2007 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 0.0 | index 490 | 0.75 fish/net set | 1991 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 90.0 | index 11,627.3 | 9 fish/net set | 1991 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 17.8 | index 1,784.2 | 0.79 fish/net set | 2007 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 5.2 | index 1,306.7 | 2 fish/net set | 1991 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 98.3 | index 95.4 | 0.78 fish/net set | 2013 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dunnigan Lake | Lake | 81 | 55.2 | index 40.6 | 0.5 fish/net set | 1984 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 10.0 | index 8.7 | 0.11 fish/net set | 2019 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 93.6 | index 476.9 | 4 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 92.4 | index 291.9 | 4.67 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Flat Horn Lake | Lake | 52 | 0.0 | index 12.9 | 0.25 fish/net set | 1978 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 7 standard trap nets normal 0 8 to 8 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 89.3 | index 3,875.8 | 3 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 56.8 | index 2,534.9 | 3.88 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 0.0 | index 2,258.5 | 1 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 95.8 | index 2,260.9 | 1.75 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 75.9 | index 2,710.2 | 1.2 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 10.0 | index 248.3 | 0.38 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 12 standard gill nets normal 2 2 to 14 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 100.0 | index 794.8 | 6.5 fish/net set | 2025 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 80.2 | index 448.8 | 5.67 fish/net set | 2010 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | August Lake | Lake | 229 | 0.0 | index 66.3 | 0.29 fish/net set | 1962 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 17 standard trap nets normal 0 6 to 6 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 96.3 | index 1,263.8 | 20.22 fish/net set | 2003 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 12.6 | index 89.4 | 0.75 fish/net set | 1979 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Flat Horn Lake | Lake | 52 | 10.1 | index 40.4 | 0.78 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 7 standard trap nets normal 1 6 to 3 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Farm Lake | Lake | 1,292 | 91.0 | index 968.9 | 0.75 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Fall Lake | Lake | 2,258 | 69.2 | index 1,197 | 0.53 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 3 | Garden Lake | Lake | 653 | 10.0 | index 326.7 | 0.5 fish/net set | 2012 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 100.0 | index 162.6 | 1.33 fish/net set | 1999 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 0.0 | index 55.4 | 0.7 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer august mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 4 7 to 15 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Greenwood Lake | Lake | 1,329 | 65.0 | index 5,981.4 | 4.5 fish/net set | 2025 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Bog Lake | Lake | 259 | 35.0 | index 4,867.9 | 18.83 fish/net set | 2010 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer august mn class 17 standard trap nets normal 0 6 to 6 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | East Chub Lake | Lake | 63 | 90.0 | index 416.9 | 6.67 fish/net set | 1982 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 10.0 | index 190.8 | 1.6 fish/net set | 1989 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer august mn class 17 standard trap nets normal 0 7 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Christianson Lake | Lake | 150 | 90.0 | index 1,163.5 | 7.75 fish/net set | 1981 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 10.0 | index 23.8 | 0.2 fish/net set | 1989 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer august mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 1 7 to 14 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | 90.0 | index 1,820.8 | 6.17 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dumbbell Lake | Lake | 406 | 10.0 | index 812.2 | 2 fish/net set | 2023 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 100.0 | index 263.6 | 3.33 fish/net set | 2019 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 0.0 | index 97.8 | 0.8 fish/net set | 1993 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 4 7 to 15 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Greenwood Lake | Lake | 1,329 | 100.0 | index 23,487.1 | 17.67 fish/net set | 2000 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Bog Lake | Lake | 259 | 0.0 | index 3,748.5 | 14.5 fish/net set | 1985 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 17 standard trap nets normal 0 7 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Cross River Lake | Lake | 79 | 90.0 | index 183.4 | 2.33 fish/net set | 2013 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Grouse Lake | Lake | 119 | 10.0 | index 132.3 | 1.11 fish/net set | 2017 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 1 7 to 14 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | 90.0 | index 14,510.1 | 49.17 fish/net set | 1958 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Dumbbell Lake | Lake | 406 | 10.0 | index 2,842.8 | 7 fish/net set | 1983 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer july mn class 6 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 2 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Harriet Lake | Lake | 265 | 100.0 | index 4,857.1 | 18.33 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Little Gabbro Lake | Lake | 148 | 0.0 | index 442.6 | 3 fish/net set | 1977 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
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| 1 | Dragon Lake | Lake | 79 | 100.0 | index 44.3 | 0.56 fish/net set | 2010 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | 0.0 | index 13.5 | 0.11 fish/net set | 2004 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Ranked within standard summer june mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 1 7 to 14 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Dumbbell Lake | Lake | 406 | 100.0 | index 7,106.9 | 17.5 fish/net set | 1985 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| 2 | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | 0.0 | index 590.2 | 2 fish/net set | 1980 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 5 to 14 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Little Wilson Lake | Lake | 55 | — | — | 1.67 fish/net set | 2008 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 16 standard trap nets normal 0 9 to 8 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Greenwood Lake | Lake | 1,329 | — | — | 0.17 fish/net set | 2025 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 0 4 to 3 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Cedar Lake | Lake | 465 | — | — | 2.78 fish/net set | 2006 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 3 standard trap nets normal 0 1 to 0 4 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Cedar Lake | Lake | 465 | — | — | 0.4 fish/net set | 1990 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 0 8 to 4 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 1.56 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 3 2 to 21 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 18.22 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 6 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 2 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Harriet Lake | Lake | 265 | — | — | 3.67 fish/net set | 2004 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer august mn class 6 standard trap nets normal 0 1 to 0 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Harriet Lake | Lake | 265 | — | — | 0.17 fish/net set | 2004 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 5 to 14 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Little Wilson Lake | Lake | 55 | — | — | 1.67 fish/net set | 2024 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 15 standard gill nets normal 2 to 16 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lake Gegoka | Lake | 145 | — | — | 12.75 fish/net set | 2025 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 15 standard trap nets normal 0 4 to 6 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lake Gegoka | Lake | 145 | — | — | 1.67 fish/net set | 2025 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 0 4 to 3 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Cedar Lake | Lake | 465 | — | — | 0.78 fish/net set | 2020 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 3 standard trap nets normal 0 1 to 0 4 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Cedar Lake | Lake | 465 | — | — | 0.22 fish/net set | 1998 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 0 8 to 4 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 3.25 fish/net set | 1958 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 3 2 to 21 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 0.4 fish/net set | 1955 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer july mn class 6 standard trap nets normal 0 1 to 0 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Harriet Lake | Lake | 265 | — | — | 0.44 fish/net set | 2022 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 12 standard trap nets normal 0 3 to 6 4 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Harris Lake | Lake | 122 | — | — | 0.56 fish/net set | 2004 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 5 to 14 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Little Wilson Lake | Lake | 55 | — | — | 8 fish/net set | 1977 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 15 standard gill nets normal 2 to 16 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lake Gegoka | Lake | 145 | — | — | 9 fish/net set | 1978 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 4 7 to 15 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Greenwood Lake | Lake | 1,329 | — | — | 11.8 fish/net set | 1978 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 0 4 to 3 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Cedar Lake | Lake | 465 | — | — | 6.11 fish/net set | 2002 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 0 8 to 4 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 0.19 fish/net set | 1980 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Comparable standard summer june mn class 5 standard trap nets normal 3 2 to 21 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Lax Lake | Lake | 295 | — | — | 7.5 fish/net set | 1980 | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | ||||||||||
| — | Dam Five Lake | Lake | 78 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | No record | — |
Methodology
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 panfish ranking.
FAQ
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 Lake County.
29 Lake 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.