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Best Walleye Lakes in Minnesota, by DNR Survey System and Lake-Scale Opportunity

Minnesota walleye lakes are compared only within the same DNR lake class, standard summer gill-net method, normal range, unit, and survey month. Lake-scale opportunity leads the score, followed by catch rate and recency.

728 Minnesota lakes have exact-water DNR survey evidence for walleye. 728 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our size and public-access criteria. Updated July 2026.

728lakes with walleye

Lake of the Woodsbiggest at 725,583 acres

Itasca Countymost evidence-qualified lakes (64)

Methodology

How we rank Minnesota walleye lakes

Catch-per-effort ranks compare only exact DOW waters measured for the same fish species, DNR lake class, published normal range, standard summer month, gear, unit, and all-catch population. Every exact family with at least two lakes restarts at #1.

Lake-scale opportunity · 55% — survey rate × documented acreage, compared only inside the same system. Minnesota applies log1p before min-max normalization so one huge lake cannot dominate the rest.
Survey rate · 35% — the reported catch-per-effort value, normalized only inside its exact system.
Survey recency · 10% — newer DNR survey years receive a modest advantage inside the same system.
Measurement honesty — catch per net set × acreage is a lake-scale opportunity index, never a literal fish count.
Eligibility gates — at least 50 official acres, verified public access, an exact lake identity, and all required comparison fields are mandatory.
Unscored context — DNR abundance labels, stocking, impairments, depth, landing count, and page completeness cannot move a numeric rank. Missing report or stocking coverage is not treated as a negative.

Numeric Minnesota indicators are standard June-August gill-net catch per net set for walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch, and standard June-August trap-net catch per net set for bluegill and black or white crappie. Targeted surveys and large-lake protocols are excluded. Bass remain unranked because LakeFinder does not expose the electrofishing protocol; muskellunge remain unranked because Minnesota DNR says musky trap-net CPUE must not characterize abundance.

A lake can appear in more than one system when the DNR measured it more than one comparable way. Unsupported methods remain evidence only. Displayed score ties share a rank and use lake name only as a stable presentation order.

The evidence list

Minnesota walleye leaders by comparable survey system

Showing up to 25 lakes per survey system, plus an alphabetical documented-evidence section. Peer-backed systems restart at #1; singleton systems show no numeric rank.

Ranked within standard summer july mn class 24 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 6 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
192.6system score
1,552 acres
Wright County, MN
Buffalo Lake
available
45.16, -93.891,552 acres | 33 ft maxVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
92.6 within-system score · 21,571.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 13.9 fish/net set · 2024 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 92.6/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 21,571.4 (13.9 fish/net set × 1,552 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 13.9 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2024
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
279.1system score
2,271 acres
Washington County, MN
Forest Lake
limited
45.27, -92.952,271 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
79.1 within-system score · 17,940.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 7.9 fish/net set · 2025 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 79.1/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 17,940.3 (7.9 fish/net set × 2,271 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 7.9 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2025
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
377.6system score
228 acres
Martin County, MN
Budd Lake
available
43.64, -94.47228 acres | 23 ft maxVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
77.6 within-system score · 3,988.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 17.5 fish/net set · 1984 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 77.6/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 3,988.4 (17.5 fish/net set × 228 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 17.5 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 1984
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
472.2system score
312 acres
Rice County, MN
Fox Lake
limited
44.39, -93.32312 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
72.2 within-system score · 3,615.7 lake-scale opportunity index · 11.6 fish/net set · 2023 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 72.2/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 3,615.7 (11.6 fish/net set × 312 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 11.6 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2023
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
571.7system score
864 acres
Meeker County, MN
Belle Lake
limited
44.98, -94.43864 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
71.7 within-system score · 7,274.2 lake-scale opportunity index · 8.42 fish/net set · 2022 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 71.7/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 7,274.2 (8.42 fish/net set × 864 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 8.42 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2022
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
670.0system score
201 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Nokomis
limited
44.91, -93.24201 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
70.0 within-system score · 2,449.1 lake-scale opportunity index · 12.17 fish/net set · 2023 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 70.0/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 2,449.1 (12.17 fish/net set × 201 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 12.17 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2023
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
769.3system score
832 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Independence
limited
45.03, -93.65832 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
69.3 within-system score · 6,290.1 lake-scale opportunity index · 7.56 fish/net set · 2025 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 69.3/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 6,290.1 (7.56 fish/net set × 832 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 7.56 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2025
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
866.1system score
346 acres
Wright County, MN
French Lake
limited
45.21, -94.16346 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
66.1 within-system score · 3,117.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 9 fish/net set · 2025 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 66.1/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 3,117.3 (9 fish/net set × 346 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 9 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2025
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
961.5system score
1,809 acres
Chisago County, MN
Green Lake
limited
45.34, -92.901,809 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
61.5 within-system score · 6,930.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 3.83 fish/net set · 2019 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 61.5/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 6,930.3 (3.83 fish/net set × 1,809 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 3.83 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2019
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- Species fishing reports: not covered by this ranking dataset
- Stocking history: not covered by this ranking dataset
1061.4system score
375 acres
Ramsey County, MN
Lake Owasso
limited
45.04, -93.12375 acresVerified public accesswalleye, black crappie
61.4 within-system score · 2,812.2 lake-scale opportunity index · 7.5 fish/net set · 2021 DNR survey
How this within-system rank was determined
- Within-system score: 61.4/100
- Lake scale (55%): opportunity index 2,812.2 (7.5 fish/net set × 375 acres; not a fish count)
- Survey rate (35%): 7.5 fish/net set
- Survey recency (10%): 2021
- Survey method: Minnesota DNR standard gill nets, lake class 24, standard summer july
- Minnesota DNR lake class 24 normal range 1.2-6.3 fish/net set
- DNR abundance label: not covered by this ranking dataset
- DNR fisheries survey evidence: Recorded in DNR fisheries survey (walleye)
- 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	DNR status	Walleye stocking
11	Big Marine Lake	Washington	1,799	58.7	index 6,153.3	3.42 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
12	Lake Harriet	Hennepin	341	56.2	index 2,047.3	6 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
13	Lake Ann	Wright	375	55.1	index 2,417.6	6.44 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
14	Beebe Lake	Wright	323	54.8	index 1,992.2	6.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
15	Granite Lake	Wright	362	52.7	index 2,412.3	6.67 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
16	Big Swan Lake	Meeker	684	51.7	index 2,585	3.78 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
17	Lake Sarah	Hennepin	557	48.6	index 1,738.6	3.12 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
18	German Lake	Le Sueur	889	47.6	index 2,888.5	3.25 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
19	Big Lake	Sherburne	254	46.8	index 1,141.5	4.5 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
20	Bald Eagle Lake	Ramsey	1,049	45.9	index 1,888.4	1.8 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
21	Lake Washington	Le Sueur	1,516	45.5	index 3,032.2	2 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
22	Bryant Lake	Hennepin	180	44.7	index 809.7	4.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
23	Fish Lake	Jackson	297	44.3	index 989.4	3.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
24	Cedar Lake	Wright	790	44.2	index 1,383	1.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
25	French Lake	Rice	876	44.1	index 2,084.4	2.38 fish/net set	1998	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 27 standard gill nets normal 3 3 to 8 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	907	89.4	index 41,894.7	46.17 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
2	Big Pine Lake	Otter Tail	4,728	76.6	index 86,668.3	18.33 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
3	Diamond Lake	Kandiyohi	1,610	76.2	index 44,261.5	27.5 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
4	Blackduck Lake	Beltrami	2,711	70.6	index 50,076.2	18.47 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
5	Lake Reno	Pope	3,809	59.7	index 34,277.3	9 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Lake Minnewaska	Pope	8,050	54.9	index 57,881.4	7.19 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
7	Little Winnibigoshish Lake	Itasca	1,002	49.7	index 12,520.3	12.5 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
8	Lake Florida	Kandiyohi	705	48.4	index 9,346.4	13.25 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
9	Lake Sallie	Becker	1,280	46.5	index 10,954.9	8.56 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
10	Lake Waconia	Carver	3,080	46.2	index 17,712	5.75 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
11	Lake Melissa	Becker	1,850	45.2	index 11,415.5	6.17 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
12	Lake Andrew	Douglas	923	44.9	index 13,610.9	14.75 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
13	Fishhook Lake	Hubbard	1,643	44.7	index 10,955.9	6.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
14	Lake Geneva	Douglas	640	43.4	index 7,959.2	12.44 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
15	Big Lake	Beltrami	3,598	42.9	index 14,643.7	4.07 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
16	Little Pine Lake	Otter Tail	2,080	42.8	index 17,675.9	8.5 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
17	Clearwater Lake	Beltrami	999	42.4	index 8,070.3	8.08 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
18	Lake George	Hubbard	826	42.2	index 9,545.3	11.56 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
19	Deer Lake	Itasca	1,855	42.0	index 9,272.9	5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
20	Cotton Lake	Becker	1,763	41.6	index 9,397.6	5.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
21	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	1,596	40.3	index 8,647.7	5.42 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
22	Amelia Lake	Pope	934	40.2	index 10,512	11.25 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
23	Crystal Lake	Otter Tail	1,413	38.9	index 8,166.8	5.78 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
24	Garfield Lake	Hubbard	972	38.2	index 6,485.2	6.67 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
25	Lake Moses	Douglas	824	36.8	index 8,238.2	10 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 31 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Sarah	Polk	366	99.0	index 5,671.9	15.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	First Silver Lake	Otter Tail	529	89.0	index 5,939.4	11.22 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
3	Big Pine Lake	Pine	399	81.7	index 4,388.5	11 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
4	Little Wolf Lake	Cass	525	74.6	index 4,196.7	8 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
5	Little Turtle Lake	Itasca	492	66.8	index 2,674.7	5.44 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
6	Duck Lake	Hubbard	326	66.7	index 2,392.6	7.33 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
7	Lake Julia	Beltrami	511	66.6	index 3,067.6	6 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
8	George Lake	Kandiyohi	228	60.2	index 1,551.4	6.8 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
9	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	89	54.3	index 625.6	7 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
10	Big LaSalle Lake	Clearwater	235	52.8	index 980.9	4.17 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
11	Johnson Lake	Otter Tail	419	52.4	index 1,256.3	3 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
12	Kings Lake	Stearns	204	52.2	index 882.7	4.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
13	Boulder Lake	Hubbard	341	51.3	index 1,627.8	4.78 fish/net set	1949	No record	—
14	Deer Lake	Beltrami	298	48.1	index 795.1	2.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
15	Lake Maud	Becker	517	45.7	index 806.5	1.56 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
16	Bowen Lake	Cass	182	43.4	index 515.5	2.83 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
17	Evergreen Lake	Hubbard	213	42.6	index 639.9	3 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
18	Leven Lake	Pope	282	39.0	index 423	1.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
19	Hoot Lake	Otter Tail	161	38.5	index 350.1	2.17 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
20	Lake Hattie	Hubbard	359	35.8	index 359.4	1 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
21	Eagle Lake	Becker	320	35.7	index 575.7	1.8 fish/net set	1969	No record	—
22	Lake Linka	Pope	178	32.0	index 236.5	1.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
23	Latimer Lake	Todd	202	31.3	index 268.4	1.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
24	Donalds Lake	Otter Tail	166	30.5	index 248.3	1.5 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
25	Boedigheimer Lake	Otter Tail	169	29.1	index 225.3	1.33 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 25 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Byllesby	Dakota	1,368	91.8	index 19,840.5	14.5 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
2	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	803	78.8	index 7,765.3	9.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Boy Lake	Cass	3,308	70.3	index 12,999.5	3.93 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
4	Bass Lake	Itasca	2,715	69.0	index 11,403.6	4.2 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Fish Trap Lake	Morrison	1,164	68.2	index 8,530.7	7.33 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
6	Lake Franklin	Otter Tail	1,088	65.1	index 5,797.9	5.33 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
7	Inguadona Lake	Cass	1,133	63.0	index 5,574	4.92 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
8	Balm Lake	Beltrami	537	62.2	index 3,283.3	6.11 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	Elbow Lake	Becker	995	56.9	index 3,541.2	3.56 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
10	Island Lake	Becker	1,179	55.6	index 5,696.9	4.83 fish/net set	1975	No record	—
11	Lobster Lake	Douglas	1,334	55.0	index 3,562.4	2.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
12	Eagle Lake	Hubbard	424	53.7	index 1,977.9	4.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
13	Island Lake	Mahnomen	616	53.6	index 2,328.7	3.78 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
14	Lake Itasca	Clearwater	1,065	51.3	index 2,577.6	2.42 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
15	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	410	50.4	index 2,321.9	5.67 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
16	Borden Lake	Crow Wing	1,011	50.1	index 2,447.6	2.42 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
17	East Spirit Lake	Otter Tail	561	49.5	index 2,120.2	3.78 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
18	Hill Lake	Aitkin	794	45.1	index 1,524.5	1.92 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
19	Blackwater Lake	Cass	771	45.0	index 1,542.9	2 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
20	Beltrami Lake	Beltrami	726	44.7	index 2,097.6	2.89 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
21	Island Lake	Hubbard	541	44.1	index 1,320.6	2.44 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
22	Horseshoe Lake	Stearns	629	43.8	index 1,678.3	2.67 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
23	Little Mantrap Lake	Hubbard	381	42.5	index 1,017.1	2.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
24	Girl Lake	Cass	428	35.5	index 903.5	2.11 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
25	Cross Lake	Pine	925	34.5	index 1,313.9	1.42 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 27 standard gill nets normal 3 3 to 8 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Diamond Lake	Kandiyohi	1,610	99.6	index 48,816.4	30.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Jessie Lake	Itasca	1,740	82.4	index 35,375.4	20.33 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
3	Garfield Lake	Hubbard	972	74.8	index 24,501.7	25.2 fish/net set	1969	No record	—
4	Lake Mary	Douglas	2,450	73.3	index 31,659.6	12.92 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
5	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	1,596	65.2	index 20,869.3	13.08 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
6	Amelia Lake	Pope	934	63.5	index 13,315.2	14.25 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
7	Blackduck Lake	Beltrami	2,711	61.6	index 28,630.5	10.56 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
8	Lake Waconia	Carver	3,080	61.4	index 21,808.9	7.08 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Clearwater Lake	Beltrami	999	60.8	index 13,563.7	13.58 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
10	Lake Jewett	Otter Tail	747	57.6	index 9,818.7	13.14 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
11	Grace Lake	Hubbard	860	56.7	index 10,386.6	12.08 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
12	Big Lake	Beltrami	3,598	55.5	index 18,961.2	5.27 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
13	Big McDonald Lake	Otter Tail	992	53.7	index 9,589.7	9.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
14	Little McDonald Lake	Otter Tail	1,316	49.3	index 9,646.4	7.33 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
15	Lake Sallie	Becker	1,280	48.3	index 11,940.3	9.33 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
16	Lake Minnie-Belle	Meeker	597	46.2	index 5,631.7	9.44 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
17	Grand Lake	Stearns	651	41.7	index 4,768.4	7.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
18	Lake Hubert	Crow Wing	1,301	40.6	index 5,749.1	4.42 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
19	Crystal Lake	Otter Tail	1,413	40.1	index 6,118	4.33 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
20	Lake Irene	Douglas	639	38.2	index 4,206.3	6.58 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
21	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	905	37.5	index 4,373.5	4.83 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
22	Little Jessie Lake	Itasca	628	33.2	index 3,560.4	5.67 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
23	Big Swan Lake	Todd	947	33.0	index 3,786.2	4 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
24	Esquagamah Lake	Aitkin	842	32.4	index 3,435.5	4.08 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
25	Green Lake	Isanti	833	31.8	index 3,423.1	4.11 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 43 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 18 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lightning Lake	Grant	541	97.9	index 16,215	30 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
2	Big Twin Lake	Martin	461	91.3	index 11,670.5	25.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
3	Cottonwood Lake	Lyon	383	75.8	index 6,504.2	17 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Kansas Lake	Watonwan	403	74.8	index 6,313	15.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
5	Lake Yankton	Lyon	403	74.5	index 6,441.1	16 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Lake Hattie	Stevens	459	72.4	index 6,887	15 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
7	Lake Emily	Pope	2,316	71.5	index 15,635.2	6.75 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
8	Lake Crystal	Blue Earth	379	67.9	index 6,753	17.8 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
9	Gorman Lake	Le Sueur	521	59.5	index 3,590.5	6.89 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
10	East Toqua Lake	Big Stone	437	57.9	index 4,947.2	11.33 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
11	Circle Lake	Rice	838	57.0	index 4,397.3	5.25 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
12	Ella Lake	Kandiyohi	153	55.1	index 1,580.7	10.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
13	Double Lake	Cottonwood	240	53.9	index 1,838.6	7.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
14	East Graham Lake	Nobles	511	52.4	index 2,387.9	4.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
15	Cedar Lake	Martin	707	52.0	index 2,594.2	3.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
16	Bingham Lake	Cottonwood	270	51.4	index 1,707.5	6.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
17	Elk Lake	Sherburne	357	46.7	index 1,488.2	4.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
18	Lake Independence	Jackson	99	44.4	index 790.6	8 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
T19	Lake Johanna	Pope	1,399	43.3	index 1,399.3	1 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
T19	Lady Slipper Lake	Lyon	286	43.3	index 1,001.5	3.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
21	Lake Calhoun	Kandiyohi	647	42.7	index 1,294.2	2 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
22	Lake Wilson	Murray	179	41.8	index 716	4 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
23	Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	1,151	41.3	index 1,151.4	1 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
24	Lake Arvilla	Meeker	138	40.7	index 827.1	6 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
25	Clear Lake	Jackson	434	38.6	index 725	1.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 24 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 6 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Hydes Lake	Carver	222	77.3	index 5,332.6	24 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
2	Buffalo Lake	Wright	1,552	71.3	index 15,519	10 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
3	Lake Washington	Le Sueur	1,516	70.9	index 11,113.1	7.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
4	Big Swan Lake	Meeker	684	63.5	index 6,004.2	8.78 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
5	Cokato Lake	Wright	553	60.6	index 4,483	8.11 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
6	Belle Lake	Meeker	864	60.3	index 7,628.4	8.83 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
7	Big Marine Lake	Washington	1,799	59.8	index 7,502.7	4.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
8	Fox Lake	Martin	951	57.3	index 5,392.3	5.67 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
9	Howard Lake	Wright	745	54.9	index 3,970.9	5.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
10	Clear Lake	Waseca	649	48.2	index 2,672.9	4.12 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
11	Centerville Lake	Anoka	474	44.9	index 2,686.8	5.67 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
T12	Collinwood Lake	Wright	639	41.9	index 3,194.6	5 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
T12	Cedar Lake	Rice	902	41.9	index 2,075.6	2.3 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
14	Hall Lake	Martin	548	41.8	index 1,825	3.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
15	Granite Lake	Wright	362	38.8	index 1,327.3	3.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
16	Lake Ann	Wright	375	34.7	index 1,171.2	3.12 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
17	Briggs Lake	Sherburne	404	26.4	index 675.3	1.67 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
18	Budd Lake	Martin	228	25.4	index 531	2.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
19	Lake Johanna	Ramsey	212	25.0	index 529.8	2.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
20	Big Carnelian Lake	Washington	457	24.9	index 571.3	1.25 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
21	Big Lake	Sherburne	254	24.8	index 677.3	2.67 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
22	Lake Erie	Meeker	190	24.6	index 820.8	4.33 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
23	Camp Lake	Wright	123	24.5	index 460.3	3.75 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
24	Amber Lake	Martin	182	23.3	index 455.2	2.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
25	French Lake	Rice	876	22.9	index 543	0.62 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 24 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 6 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Fish Lake	Jackson	297	98.1	index 5,942.4	20 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
2	Clear Lake	Washington	429	67.1	index 2,758.1	6.43 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Belle Lake	Meeker	864	61.0	index 2,807.7	3.25 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
4	Goose Lake	Chisago	732	60.2	index 2,356.3	3.22 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
5	Little Chippewa Lake	Douglas	271	56.7	index 1,311	4.83 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
6	East Leaf Lake	Otter Tail	423	55.2	index 1,480.7	3.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Lake Owasso	Ramsey	375	53.4	index 1,312.4	3.5 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
8	Lake Agnes	Douglas	137	52.2	index 779.4	5.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	German Lake	Le Sueur	889	50.8	index 1,333.2	1.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
10	Lake Nokomis	Hennepin	201	47.4	index 871.4	4.33 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
11	Big Marine Lake	Washington	1,799	46.5	index 2,285	1.27 fish/net set	1951	No record	—
12	Cedar Lake	Rice	902	46.0	index 1,299.5	1.44 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
13	Fish Lake	Scott	176	45.9	index 615.7	3.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
14	Bde Maka Ska	Hennepin	424	43.8	index 686.7	1.62 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
15	Bone Lake	Washington	221	43.2	index 591.3	2.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
16	Eagle Lake	Hennepin	296	41.7	index 542	1.83 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
T17	Lake Johanna	Ramsey	212	41.1	index 529.8	2.5 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
T17	Lake Erie	Meeker	190	41.1	index 473.9	2.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
19	Eden Lake	Stearns	278	38.8	index 464.6	1.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
20	Lake Riley	Carver	296	38.4	index 444.3	1.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
21	Locke Lake	Wright	140	37.9	index 373.7	2.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
22	Comfort Lake	Chisago	218	37.6	index 435.6	2 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
23	Lake Volney	Le Sueur	269	34.6	index 314.6	1.17 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
24	Lake Harriet	Hennepin	341	33.7	index 341.2	1 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
25	Clear Lake	Le Sueur	279	29.7	index 231.9	0.83 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 23 standard gill nets normal 1 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	324	98.2	index 3,990	12.33 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
2	Blue Lake	Hubbard	336	78.1	index 2,690.8	8 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
3	Little Toad Lake	Becker	406	75.8	index 3,295.3	8.11 fish/net set	1959	No record	—
4	Eleventh Crow Wing Lake	Hubbard	751	75.5	index 3,439.4	4.58 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	226	72.3	index 1,543	6.83 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
6	Baby Lake	Cass	737	71.2	index 2,765	3.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
7	Cedar Lake	Morrison	236	68.9	index 1,373.8	5.83 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
8	East Crooked Lake	Hubbard	379	66.1	index 2,274.3	6 fish/net set	1962	No record	—
9	Hanging Horn Lake	Carlton	409	53.8	index 907.2	2.22 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
10	Little Bemidji Lake	Becker	293	51.4	index 682.4	2.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
11	Boot Lake	Becker	385	50.0	index 1,059	2.75 fish/net set	1974	No record	—
12	Elk Lake	Clearwater	303	47.6	index 606.9	2 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
13	Lawrence Lake	Cass	225	46.9	index 749	3.33 fish/net set	1968	No record	—
14	Grave Lake	Cass	373	44.7	index 745.6	2 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
15	Hay Lake	Cass	364	44.0	index 483.7	1.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
16	Juggler Lake	Becker	428	36.8	index 287.1	0.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
17	Ball Bluff Lake	Aitkin	169	35.1	index 281.6	1.67 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
18	Charlotte Lake	Todd	144	33.5	index 241	1.67 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
19	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	241	30.9	index 161.4	0.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
20	Antler Lake	Itasca	234	30.5	index 156.8	0.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
21	LaSalle Lake	Hubbard	238	29.8	index 197.5	0.83 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
22	Big Too Much Lake	Itasca	292	29.3	index 233.6	0.8 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
23	Johnson Lake	Itasca	434	27.8	index 217	0.5 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
24	Island Lake	Cass	358	24.6	index 179.2	0.5 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
25	Leighton Lake	Itasca	245	21.3	index 81	0.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 43 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 18 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Clear Lake	Sibley	505	90.5	index 97,820.8	193.67 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
2	East Toqua Lake	Big Stone	437	50.7	index 9,606.3	22 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
3	Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	1,151	50.1	index 16,119.7	14 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
4	Kansas Lake	Watonwan	403	44.4	index 4,967.4	12.33 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Lake Imogene	Martin	186	42.4	index 2,970.1	16 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
T6	Bean Lake	Cottonwood	164	42.2	index 2,862.8	17.5 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
T6	Clear Lake	Martin	267	42.2	index 2,852.5	10.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
8	Lake Allie	Renville	509	39.4	index 2,713.7	5.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
9	Elk Lake	Sherburne	362	38.3	index 2,413.9	6.67 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
10	Cedar Lake	Martin	707	37.2	index 2,827.5	4 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
11	Goose Lake	Lyon	150	37.0	index 1,497.4	10 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
12	Lady Slipper Lake	Lyon	286	35.7	index 2,669.8	9.33 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
13	Gorman Lake	Le Sueur	521	35.4	index 1,912.5	3.67 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
14	Clear Lake	Jackson	434	35.2	index 2,314.1	5.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
15	Eagle Lake	Carver	183	33.5	index 1,007.7	5.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
16	Lake Hattie	Stevens	459	33.4	index 3,328.7	7.25 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
17	Fish Lake	Martin	156	33.2	index 1,011.6	6.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
18	Lake Calhoun	Kandiyohi	647	29.6	index 647.1	1 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
19	Ann Lake	Pope	370	29.2	index 1,541.9	4.17 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
20	Fox Lake	Murray	172	28.8	index 602.4	3.5 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
21	Elk Lake	Sherburne	357	28.6	index 1,516.8	4.25 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
22	Little Waverly Lake	Wright	338	25.7	index 507	1.5 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
23	Cottonwood Lake	Cottonwood	155	25.0	index 413.8	2.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
24	Circle Lake	Rice	838	22.6	index 837.6	1 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
25	Long Lake	Watonwan	263	20.2	index 176.4	0.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 25 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Island Lake	Becker	1,179	90.0	index 24,379.9	20.67 fish/net set	1960	No record	—
2	Balm Lake	Beltrami	537	58.7	index 4,180.7	7.78 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
3	Jolly Ann Lake	Otter Tail	326	52.1	index 2,012.8	6.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
4	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	803	50.8	index 3,035.5	3.78 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
5	Buffalo Lake	Becker	418	49.9	index 1,950.1	4.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Elbow Lake	Becker	995	48.8	index 2,984.1	3 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
7	Lake Byllesby	Dakota	1,368	45.7	index 2,285.1	1.67 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
8	Island Lake	Hubbard	541	44.3	index 1,445.1	2.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Little Cormorant Lake	Becker	1,067	40.4	index 1,301.4	1.22 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
10	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	522	39.1	index 985.7	1.89 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
11	Lake Itasca	Clearwater	1,065	38.5	index 1,725.5	1.62 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
12	Little Mantrap Lake	Hubbard	381	35.9	index 979	2.57 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
13	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	325	35.7	index 649	2 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
14	Girl Lake	Cass	428	33.5	index 668	1.56 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
15	Beltrami Lake	Beltrami	726	33.3	index 1,088.7	1.5 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
16	Lake Victoria	Douglas	417	32.4	index 508.5	1.22 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
17	East Spirit Lake	Otter Tail	561	32.3	index 622.6	1.11 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
18	Camp Lake	Crow Wing	534	31.7	index 832.4	1.56 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
19	Cross Lake	Pine	925	30.9	index 536.7	0.58 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
20	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	410	27.2	index 319.4	0.78 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
T21	Crooked Lake	Itasca	465	27.1	index 413.7	0.89 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
T21	Devils Lake	Otter Tail	355	27.1	index 355.3	1 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
23	Crooked Lake	Crow Wing	463	26.9	index 310	0.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
24	Grave Lake	Itasca	525	26.7	index 682	1.3 fish/net set	1969	No record	—
25	Big Lake	Stearns	458	26.1	index 549.2	1.2 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 31 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	89	90.0	index 1,832.1	20.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Lake Sarah	Polk	366	80.2	index 3,933.7	10.75 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
3	Little Wolf Lake	Cass	525	66.7	index 2,565.2	4.89 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
4	Leven Lake	Pope	282	59.4	index 2,044.4	7.25 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
5	Eighth Crow Wing Lake	Hubbard	503	59.2	index 1,619.6	3.22 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
6	Big LaSalle Lake	Clearwater	235	57.3	index 1,136.1	4.83 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
7	Little Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	221	53.3	index 882.1	4 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
8	Kings Lake	Stearns	204	52.0	index 780.8	3.83 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Lake Julia	Beltrami	511	51.5	index 1,702.5	3.33 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
10	George Lake	Kandiyohi	228	46.6	index 609.1	2.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
11	Bowen Lake	Cass	182	45.1	index 515.5	2.83 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
12	Johnson Lake	Otter Tail	419	42.7	index 603	1.44 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
13	Deer Lake	Beltrami	298	39.9	index 497.3	1.67 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
14	Beauty Lake	Todd	240	39.8	index 520.9	2.17 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
15	Blackhoof Lake	Crow Wing	201	38.9	index 368	1.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
16	Little Floyd Lake	Becker	215	38.2	index 359.7	1.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
17	Hanging Kettle Lake	Aitkin	318	38.1	index 372	1.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
18	Lake Eunice	Becker	378	34.3	index 295.2	0.78 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
19	Little Webb Lake	Cass	226	31.7	index 226	1 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
20	Bass Lake	Todd	94	30.7	index 219.8	2.33 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
21	Evergreen Lake	Hubbard	213	30.2	index 213.3	1 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
22	Lake Louise	Douglas	214	28.8	index 178	0.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
23	Donalds Lake	Otter Tail	166	25.5	index 137.4	0.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
24	Lake Linka	Pope	178	24.0	index 147.6	0.83 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
25	Little Ball Club Lake	Itasca	185	23.1	index 123.6	0.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 25 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Island Lake	Becker	1,179	99.7	index 20,180.9	17.11 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Boy Lake	Cass	3,308	76.3	index 19,846.5	6 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Hill Lake	Aitkin	794	73.3	index 8,734.1	11 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
4	Big Lake	Stearns	458	67.2	index 4,119	9 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Bass Lake	Itasca	2,715	66.5	index 15,476.3	5.7 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
6	Inguadona Lake	Cass	1,133	58.5	index 4,441	3.92 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
7	Lake Belle Taine	Hubbard	1,497	58.3	index 5,118.6	3.42 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
8	Lake Victoria	Douglas	417	58.2	index 2,734.3	6.56 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
9	Fish Trap Lake	Morrison	1,164	57.9	index 4,457.4	3.83 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
10	Lake Itasca	Clearwater	1,065	55.7	index 3,813.1	3.58 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
11	Horseshoe Lake	Stearns	629	54.3	index 2,790.9	4.44 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
12	Grave Lake	Itasca	525	52.9	index 2,450.1	4.67 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
13	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	1,726	47.2	index 2,329.8	1.35 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
14	Island Lake	Hubbard	541	45.2	index 2,300.3	4.25 fish/net set	1974	No record	—
15	Lake Byllesby	Dakota	1,368	42.5	index 2,285.1	1.67 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
16	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	803	41.1	index 2,409.1	3 fish/net set	1961	No record	—
17	Jolly Ann Lake	Otter Tail	326	39.6	index 923.2	2.83 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
18	Beltrami Lake	Beltrami	726	35.1	index 725.8	1 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
19	Girl Lake	Cass	428	35.0	index 762.2	1.78 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
20	Eagle Lake	Hubbard	424	29.2	index 707.3	1.67 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
21	Little Jay Gould Lake	Itasca	150	29.1	index 299.9	2 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
T22	Hand Lake	Cass	289	28.9	index 520.6	1.8 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
T22	Crooked Lake	Itasca	465	28.9	index 362.6	0.78 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
24	Little Mantrap Lake	Hubbard	381	28.5	index 381	1 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
25	Lake Mina	Douglas	411	27.9	index 547.2	1.33 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 31 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	First Silver Lake	Otter Tail	529	97.6	index 9,470.3	17.89 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
2	Lake Julia	Beltrami	511	72.5	index 4,376.4	8.56 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Duck Lake	Hubbard	326	68.5	index 2,865.9	8.78 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
4	George Lake	Kandiyohi	228	66.1	index 2,680.6	11.75 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
5	Eagle Lake	Becker	320	64.3	index 2,453.1	7.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
6	Bass Lake	Mahnomen	735	55.4	index 2,447.5	3.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Little Wolf Lake	Cass	525	52.6	index 1,804.6	3.44 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
8	Eighth Crow Wing Lake	Hubbard	503	52.3	index 2,680.8	5.33 fish/net set	1975	No record	—
9	King Lake	Itasca	311	52.1	index 1,605.9	5.17 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
10	Buck Lake	Itasca	495	50.0	index 1,539.6	3.11 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
11	Hoot Lake	Otter Tail	161	48.1	index 914.7	5.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
12	Little Bowstring Lake	Itasca	326	47.1	index 1,142.7	3.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
13	Boulder Lake	Hubbard	341	44.6	index 984.2	2.89 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
14	Crow Wing Lake	Crow Wing	379	44.3	index 1,011.7	2.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
15	Annie Battle Lake	Otter Tail	354	38.4	index 747.8	2.11 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
16	Child Lake	Cass	285	35.5	index 855.1	3 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
17	Lake Hattie	Hubbard	359	34.2	index 600.2	1.67 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
18	Lake Maud	Becker	517	31.6	index 604.9	1.17 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
19	Bowen Lake	Cass	182	30.4	index 606.6	3.33 fish/net set	1967	No record	—
20	Little Ball Club Lake	Itasca	185	29.8	index 553.6	3 fish/net set	1973	No record	—
21	Big Pine Lake	Pine	399	27.7	index 355.1	0.89 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
22	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	180	22.8	index 210.5	1.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
23	French Lake	Aitkin	149	22.1	index 223.9	1.5 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
24	Lake Linka	Pope	178	19.9	index 266.7	1.5 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
25	Lady Lake	Todd	176	18.1	index 146.5	0.83 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 27 standard gill nets normal 3 3 to 8 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Blackduck Lake	Beltrami	2,711	96.7	index 38,851.8	14.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
2	Little Pine Lake	Otter Tail	2,080	94.2	index 30,839.3	14.83 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
3	Lake Minnewaska	Pope	8,050	76.7	index 45,645	5.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Jessie Lake	Itasca	1,740	76.5	index 22,116.2	12.71 fish/net set	1958	No record	—
5	Lake Andrew	Douglas	923	74.1	index 10,538	11.42 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
6	Lake Melissa	Becker	1,850	65.9	index 16,336.9	8.83 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
7	Island Lake	Itasca	3,108	64.4	index 18,027.3	5.8 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
8	Garfield Lake	Hubbard	972	58.8	index 6,971.3	7.17 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Big Lake	Beltrami	3,598	56.8	index 12,700.8	3.53 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
T10	Cotton Lake	Becker	1,763	55.9	index 12,694.7	7.2 fish/net set	1956	No record	—
T10	Grace Lake	Hubbard	860	55.9	index 6,302.5	7.33 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
12	Lake Florida	Kandiyohi	705	48.8	index 4,937.7	7 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
13	Floyd Lake	Becker	1,178	45.1	index 4,581.8	3.89 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
14	Lake Minnie-Belle	Meeker	597	43.9	index 3,179.8	5.33 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
15	Fishhook Lake	Hubbard	1,643	43.1	index 5,469.7	3.33 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
T16	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	557	42.9	index 3,622.5	6.5 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
T16	Lake George	Hubbard	826	42.9	index 3,443.3	4.17 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
18	Lake Thirteen	Cass	555	40.1	index 2,495.3	4.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
19	Lake Sallie	Becker	1,280	40.0	index 4,799.2	3.75 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
20	Dam Lake	Aitkin	598	37.8	index 2,916.6	4.88 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
21	Lake Ada	Cass	963	30.3	index 2,408.3	2.5 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
22	Deer Lake	Itasca	1,855	29.9	index 3,245.5	1.75 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
23	Andrew Lake	Kandiyohi	759	27.9	index 1,517.8	2 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
24	Little Jessie Lake	Itasca	628	24.7	index 2,021.9	3.22 fish/net set	1958	No record	—
25	Lake Moses	Douglas	824	23.9	index 1,235.7	1.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 22 standard gill nets normal 4 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Bowstring Lake	Itasca	9,528	97.8	index 215,145.2	22.58 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
2	Big Birch Lake	Todd	2,107	73.7	index 42,552.1	20.2 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
3	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	3,657	72.6	index 56,063.6	15.33 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
4	Lake Miltona	Douglas	5,731	71.6	index 77,540.3	13.53 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
5	Lake Plantagenet	Hubbard	2,531	63.7	index 32,394.4	12.8 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
6	Gull Lake	Cass	10,010	59.6	index 56,756.5	5.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
7	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	1,639	57.2	index 19,123	11.67 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
8	Little Boy Lake	Cass	1,452	55.1	index 17,420	12 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
9	Big Sandy Lake	Aitkin	6,125	54.1	index 34,973	5.71 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
10	Deer Lake	Itasca	4,093	51.7	index 25,093	6.13 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
11	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	5,569	50.7	index 28,791.8	5.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
12	Farm Island Lake	Aitkin	2,005	50.1	index 16,041.5	8 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
13	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	2,540	44.4	index 13,537.2	5.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
14	Lake Edward	Crow Wing	2,628	44.1	index 14,190.8	5.4 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
15	Kabekona Lake	Hubbard	2,433	42.3	index 14,113.7	5.8 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
16	East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	1,978	41.5	index 16,577.7	8.38 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
17	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	1,186	41.1	index 9,782.9	8.25 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
18	Long Lake	Hubbard	1,926	38.4	index 9,110.5	4.73 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
19	Detroit Lake	Becker	3,067	36.4	index 11,256.3	3.67 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
20	Lake Carlos	Douglas	2,605	33.8	index 7,164.1	2.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
21	Cut Foot Sioux Lake	Itasca	2,771	32.4	index 9,698.7	3.5 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
22	Clearwater Lake	Wright	3,187	28.6	index 5,513.3	1.73 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
23	Little Birch Lake	Todd	839	23.5	index 2,518.3	3 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
24	Lake Latoka	Douglas	767	23.4	index 2,491.5	3.25 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
25	Ball Club Lake	Itasca	4,335	22.1	index 4,898.9	1.13 fish/net set	1998	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 23 standard gill nets normal 1 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	260	95.0	index 4,165.1	16 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
2	Blue Lake	Hubbard	336	80.0	index 3,834.4	11.4 fish/net set	1957	No record	—
3	Juggler Lake	Becker	428	71.4	index 3,106.6	7.25 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
4	Little Bemidji Lake	Becker	293	69.3	index 2,489.5	8.5 fish/net set	1960	No record	—
5	Elk Lake	Clearwater	303	63.4	index 1,417	4.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
6	Benedict Lake	Hubbard	464	60.8	index 1,546.3	3.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
7	Grave Lake	Cass	373	48.2	index 704.6	1.89 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
8	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	226	46.0	index 490.2	2.17 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
9	Little Toad Lake	Becker	406	41.5	index 406.3	1 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
10	Lone Lake	Aitkin	433	39.2	index 338.1	0.78 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
11	Johnson Lake	Itasca	434	35.3	index 243.1	0.56 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
12	Big Too Much Lake	Itasca	292	35.2	index 242.3	0.83 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
13	Lake Ethel	Otter Tail	191	34.3	index 223.6	1.17 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
14	Caribou Lake	Itasca	247	33.4	index 411.7	1.67 fish/net set	1949	No record	—
15	Hartley Lake	Itasca	288	33.1	index 193	0.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
16	Hay Lake	Cass	364	32.0	index 181.9	0.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
17	Bass Lake	Cass	195	31.3	index 161.6	0.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
18	Little Bass Lake	Itasca	161	28.4	index 133.2	0.83 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
19	Leighton Lake	Itasca	245	21.7	index 122.7	0.5 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
20	Lake Elmo	Washington	257	15.3	index 43.7	0.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
21	Christmas Lake	Hennepin	267	13.4	index 45.4	0.17 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
22	Ball Bluff Lake	Aitkin	169	11.3	index 28.7	0.17 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
23	Charlotte Lake	Todd	144	9.2	index 24.5	0.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
24	Jack Lake	Cass	142	9.1	index 24.1	0.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
25	Hale Lake	Itasca	130	7.9	index 32.6	0.25 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 23 standard gill nets normal 1 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Blue Lake	Hubbard	336	98.9	index 4,634.9	13.78 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
2	Eleventh Crow Wing Lake	Hubbard	751	79.8	index 5,196.7	6.92 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
3	East Crooked Lake	Hubbard	379	78.1	index 2,907.3	7.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Boot Lake	Becker	385	67.9	index 2,010.2	5.22 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Big Pine Lake	Aitkin	638	64.0	index 2,182	3.42 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
6	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	260	60.3	index 1,127.2	4.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
7	LaSalle Lake	Hubbard	238	52.5	index 754.1	3.17 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
8	Leighton Lake	Itasca	245	48.1	index 981.8	4 fish/net set	1973	No record	—
9	Baby Lake	Cass	737	47.3	index 1,194.5	1.62 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
10	Lawrence Lake	Cass	225	43.4	index 411.6	1.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
11	Hanging Horn Lake	Carlton	409	42.0	index 637.5	1.56 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
12	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	226	41.6	index 603.2	2.67 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
13	Juggler Lake	Becker	428	40.7	index 428.5	1 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
14	Island Lake	Cass	358	39.9	index 358.3	1 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
15	Hay Lake	Cass	364	36.2	index 301.9	0.83 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
16	Benedict Lake	Hubbard	464	36.0	index 580.5	1.25 fish/net set	1974	No record	—
17	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	241	35.2	index 281.8	1.17 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
18	Little Swan Lake	Todd	164	33.8	index 218.6	1.33 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
19	Johnson Lake	Itasca	434	29.0	index 247.4	0.57 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
20	Bello Lake	Itasca	527	26.6	index 226.8	0.43 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
21	Cedar Lake	Morrison	236	17.4	index 77.8	0.33 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
22	Hale Lake	Itasca	130	15.5	index 43	0.33 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
23	Bass Lake	Todd	123	9.8	index 20.9	0.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 34 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Beaver Lake	Steele	98	89.0	index 1,011.8	10.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Block Lake	Otter Tail	290	85.0	index 2,144.5	7.4 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
3	Gilchrist Lake	Pope	336	76.8	index 1,622.7	4.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Big Stony Lake	Hubbard	343	65.4	index 1,143.5	3.33 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Devils Lake	Douglas	234	60.7	index 778	3.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
6	Lake Campbell	Beltrami	463	57.6	index 925.2	2 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
T7	Lake Bronson	Kittson	312	57.1	index 833.3	2.67 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
T7	Camp Lake	Swift	230	57.1	index 748.8	3.25 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
9	Boyer Lake	Becker	438	53.4	index 1,094.1	2.5 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
10	Crystal Lake	Dakota	293	49.7	index 513.2	1.75 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
11	Goodners Lake	Stearns	191	47.3	index 571.7	3 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
12	Lee Lake	Clay	158	46.9	index 394.9	2.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
13	Island Lake	Itasca	285	44.8	index 476.4	1.67 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
14	Dixon Lake	Itasca	622	43.9	index 485.5	0.78 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
15	Dunbar Lake	Itasca	268	33.2	index 267.7	1 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
16	Grove Lake	Pope	345	28.4	index 259.1	0.75 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
17	Little Rabbit Lake	Crow Wing	172	23.2	index 115.4	0.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
18	Hill River Lake	Polk	102	19.4	index 76.6	0.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
19	Crooked Lake	Douglas	284	10.2	index 48.3	0.17 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
20	Lake Emily	Le Sueur	300	9.1	index 51	0.17 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
21	Bear Lake	Otter Tail	198	5.9	index 65.2	0.33 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
22	Hayes Lake	Roseau	182	2.4	index 45.4	0.25 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 29 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Coal Lake	Todd	171	94.1	index 1,641.7	9.6 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
2	Bass Lake	Becker	204	79.9	index 1,122.9	5.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
3	Beauty Lake	Itasca	216	71.6	index 935.8	4.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
4	Jay Gould Lake	Itasca	552	70.0	index 1,655.2	3 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
5	Little Sand Lake	Itasca	353	68.2	index 1,353.4	3.83 fish/net set	1975	No record	—
6	Green Prairie Fish Lake	Morrison	182	67.3	index 698.9	3.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
7	Little Split Hand Lake	Itasca	244	53.1	index 670.8	2.75 fish/net set	1961	No record	—
8	Clear Lake	Aitkin	574	52.6	index 510.4	0.89 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
9	Little Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	271	48.9	index 339.2	1.25 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
10	Dellwater Lake	Beltrami	199	48.7	index 347.5	1.75 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
11	Lewis Lake	Kanabec	179	42.8	index 238.1	1.33 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
12	Big Lake	Todd	297	38.6	index 199	0.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
13	Island Lake	Hubbard	225	35.4	index 150.9	0.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
14	Bagley Lake	Clearwater	97	27.2	index 97.4	1 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
15	Dead Horse Lake	Itasca	105	24.6	index 79	0.75 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
16	Goodrich Lake	Crow Wing	382	23.9	index 65	0.17 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
17	Five Island Lake	Itasca	214	14.4	index 53.6	0.25 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
18	Little Sand Lake	Itasca	210	13.3	index 35.7	0.17 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
19	Bass Lake	Becker	130	10.5	index 22.1	0.17 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
20	Dower Lake	Todd	84	7.2	index 20.9	0.25 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
21	Guile Lake	Itasca	88	5.2	index 21.9	0.25 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 29 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Dellwater Lake	Beltrami	199	91.9	index 1,141.8	5.75 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
2	Beauty Lake	Itasca	216	84.0	index 935.8	4.33 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
3	East Twin Lake	Crow Wing	163	65.5	index 436.1	2.67 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
4	Bagley Lake	Clearwater	97	64.4	index 341	3.5 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
5	Little Sand Lake	Itasca	353	63.2	index 590.1	1.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
6	Little Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	271	46.8	index 271.4	1 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
7	Lake George	Anoka	489	43.1	index 244.3	0.5 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
8	Hickory Lake	Aitkin	212	42.4	index 175.6	0.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	Bass Lake	Becker	204	40.7	index 255.2	1.25 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
10	Little Split Hand Lake	Itasca	244	35.5	index 122	0.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
11	Dead Horse Lake	Itasca	105	33.4	index 105.3	1 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
12	Gladstone Lake	Crow Wing	437	29.1	index 96.2	0.22 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
13	Hungry Lake	Becker	244	28.9	index 80.5	0.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
14	Coal Lake	Todd	171	23.3	index 56.4	0.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
15	Dower Lake	Todd	84	21.4	index 62.7	0.75 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
16	Clark Lake	Crow Wing	305	20.9	index 51.9	0.17 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
17	Crookneck Lake	Morrison	191	20.3	index 47.8	0.25 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
18	Bass Lake	Crow Wing	285	18.9	index 48.5	0.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
19	Bass Lake	Becker	130	15.7	index 42.8	0.33 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
20	Beuber Lake	Cass	132	6.5	index 26.3	0.2 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
21	Hay Lake	Aitkin	129	2.3	index 21.9	0.17 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 22 standard gill nets normal 4 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	3,657	90.6	index 60,342.5	16.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Lake Plantagenet	Hubbard	2,531	82.0	index 40,822	16.13 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Bowstring Lake	Itasca	9,528	80.5	index 96,520	10.13 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
4	Lake Miltona	Douglas	5,731	76.6	index 61,608.1	10.75 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
5	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	1,639	69.0	index 26,087.3	15.92 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
6	Lake Osakis	Todd	6,389	56.5	index 39,422.3	6.17 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Lake Ida	Douglas	4,445	55.9	index 32,584	7.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
8	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	2,540	55.3	index 29,207.8	11.5 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
9	Detroit Lake	Becker	3,067	53.4	index 25,303.7	8.25 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
10	Big Birch Lake	Todd	2,107	41.9	index 15,735.9	7.47 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
11	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	5,569	39.7	index 22,276	4 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
12	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	1,186	39.1	index 10,672.3	9 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
13	Little Boy Lake	Cass	1,452	36.7	index 13,427.9	9.25 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
14	Farm Island Lake	Aitkin	2,005	25.8	index 9,364.2	4.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
15	Ball Club Lake	Itasca	4,335	20.6	index 10,708.1	2.47 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
16	East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	1,978	18.2	index 7,418.4	3.75 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
17	Lake Alexander	Morrison	2,709	16.9	index 7,774.2	2.87 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
18	Lake Le Homme Dieu	Douglas	1,801	15.1	index 6,303.3	3.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
19	Clearwater Lake	Wright	3,187	12.5	index 9,560.6	3 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
20	Long Lake	Hubbard	1,926	0.9	index 5,450.9	2.83 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 12 standard gill nets normal 3 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lichen Lake	Cook	253	94.3	index 4,807.4	19 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
2	Elbow Lake	Cook	408	86.4	index 4,957.1	12.14 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Crooked Lake	Lake	272	86.0	index 3,716.9	13.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Cascade Lake	Cook	452	76.9	index 4,113.2	9.11 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
5	August Lake	Lake	229	70.8	index 2,211.3	9.67 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Eighteen Lake	Lake	102	65.0	index 1,160.9	11.33 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
7	Finger Lake	Cook	204	59.2	index 1,392.3	6.83 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
8	Kawishiwi Lake	Lake	372	53.6	index 2,107.3	5.67 fish/net set	1961	No record	—
9	Ed Shave Lake	St. Louis	90	49.4	index 769	8.5 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
10	Homer Lake	Cook	434	47.5	index 1,375.7	3.17 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
11	Johnson Lake	St. Louis	456	42.5	index 1,062.4	2.33 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
12	Barker Lake	Cook	149	38.1	index 472.5	3.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
13	Harris Lake	Lake	122	31.4	index 366.8	3 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
14	Bouder Lake	Cook	129	30.9	index 343.6	2.67 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
15	Larch Lake	Cook	132	22.6	index 175.1	1.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
16	Dragon Lake	Lake	79	21.4	index 217.7	2.75 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
17	Ban Lake	St. Louis	389	20.7	index 171.3	0.44 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
18	Dunnigan Lake	Lake	81	19.3	index 135.5	1.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
19	Everett Lake	St. Louis	113	8.2	index 75.8	0.67 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 34 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Elk Lake	Grant	207	95.1	index 3,030.7	14.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Boyer Lake	Becker	438	87.4	index 4,183.8	9.56 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Freeborn Lake	Douglas	248	82.5	index 2,600.1	10.5 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
4	Big Stony Lake	Hubbard	343	75.6	index 2,596	7.56 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
5	Little Sauk Lake	Todd	277	68.5	index 1,831.3	6.6 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Gilchrist Lake	Pope	336	51.1	index 1,118.7	3.33 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
7	Lake Bronson	Kittson	312	48.8	index 1,092.3	3.5 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
8	Blue Lake	Isanti	296	47.6	index 888	3 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
9	Lake Campbell	Beltrami	463	44.2	index 1,272.2	2.75 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
10	Dunbar Lake	Itasca	268	34.4	index 447.1	1.67 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
11	Lee Lake	Clay	158	31.4	index 289	1.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
12	Hayes Lake	Roseau	182	23.9	index 317.7	1.75 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
13	Blackwell Lake	Douglas	307	23.4	index 205.9	0.67 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
14	Island Lake	Itasca	285	21.9	index 285.3	1 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
15	Lake Emily	Le Sueur	300	18.9	index 249	0.83 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
16	Lake Fannie	Isanti	360	17.1	index 216	0.6 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
17	Goodners Lake	Stearns	191	14.1	index 158.2	0.83 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
18	Ellingson Lake	Otter Tail	151	6.0	index 75.6	0.5 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 12 standard gill nets normal 3 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Crooked Lake	Lake	272	98.0	index 4,622.3	17 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
2	Eighteen Lake	Lake	102	79.0	index 1,400.6	13.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Homer Lake	Cook	434	74.8	index 3,111.5	7.17 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Lichen Lake	Cook	253	69.3	index 1,981.1	7.83 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
5	Elbow Lake	Cook	408	69.2	index 3,131.9	7.67 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
6	Harris Lake	Lake	122	68.6	index 1,243.6	10.17 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
7	Binagami Lake	Cook	117	66.5	index 1,055.8	9 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
8	Kawishiwi Lake	Lake	372	63.9	index 2,601.5	7 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
9	Bouder Lake	Cook	129	63.0	index 1,158.3	9 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
10	Ed Shave Lake	St. Louis	90	59.7	index 753.6	8.33 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
11	Finger Lake	Cook	204	58.5	index 1,053.9	5.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
12	August Lake	Lake	229	55.6	index 1,509.3	6.6 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
13	Dunnigan Lake	Lake	81	46.7	index 567.9	7 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
14	Dragon Lake	Lake	79	37.9	index 263.6	3.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
15	Johnson Lake	St. Louis	456	37.4	index 519.8	1.14 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
16	Everett Lake	St. Louis	113	24.9	index 132.4	1.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
17	Ban Lake	St. Louis	389	8.7	index 66.2	0.17 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
18	Hobo Lake	St. Louis	74	5.9	index 37	0.5 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 43 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 18 1 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Clear Lake	Brown	252	91.3	index 12,463.1	49.5 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
2	Ann Lake	Pope	370	81.0	index 10,786.2	29.17 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
3	Lake Hattie	Stevens	459	77.3	index 14,577.4	31.75 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
4	Eagle Lake	Cottonwood	105	66.8	index 3,056.9	29 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
5	Bean Lake	Cottonwood	164	66.0	index 4,143.7	25.33 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
6	Clear Lake	Jackson	434	63.3	index 7,814.9	18 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
7	Lake Crystal	Blue Earth	379	59.0	index 4,173.2	11 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
8	Circle Lake	Rice	838	51.1	index 5,963.6	7.12 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
9	Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	1,151	49.0	index 4,801.4	4.17 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
10	Clear Lake	Martin	267	39.5	index 1,336.7	5 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
11	Cottonwood Lake	Cottonwood	155	33.5	index 568.7	3.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
12	Julia Lake	Sherburne	154	31.7	index 540.7	3.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
13	Lake Calhoun	Kandiyohi	647	23.7	index 517.7	0.8 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
14	Caron Lake	Rice	319	20.8	index 319.4	1 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
15	Battle Creek Lake	Washington	106	18.6	index 211.5	2 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
16	Lake Hook	McLeod	330	16.4	index 164.8	0.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
17	Little Stanchfield Lake	Isanti	146	5.2	index 73	0.5 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 41 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 15 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Traverse	Traverse	10,849	97.8	index 524,309.9	48.33 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
2	Lake Wakanda	Kandiyohi	1,760	84.1	index 78,009.3	44.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Artichoke Lake	Big Stone	1,971	80.0	index 85,530.6	43.4 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
4	Big Stone Lake	Big Stone	11,984	69.3	index 201,687.9	16.83 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
5	Lake Benton	Lincoln	2,699	69.2	index 66,946.9	24.8 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
6	Big Kandiyohi Lake	Kandiyohi	2,730	61.9	index 49,136.9	18 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
7	Lake Shetek	Murray	3,462	60.3	index 58,269.2	16.83 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
T8	Little Rock Lake	Benton	1,311	56.1	index 22,517.1	17.18 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
T8	Iowa Lake	Martin	705	56.1	index 14,457.6	20.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
10	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	7,546	51.0	index 64,138.1	8.5 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
11	Lake Washington	Meeker	2,438	44.6	index 12,848.7	5.27 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
12	Height of Land Lake	Becker	3,795	37.2	index 19,429.2	5.12 fish/net set	1962	No record	—
13	Lake Minnewawa	Aitkin	2,351	37.0	index 5,643	2.4 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
14	Foot Lake	Kandiyohi	503	30.8	index 1,846	3.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
15	Lake Jennie	Meeker	1,069	29.3	index 3,516.6	3.29 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
16	Cannon Lake	Rice	1,593	25.1	index 2,788.2	1.75 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
17	Cedar Lake	Scott	793	7.3	index 111.1	0.14 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 34 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Oliver	Swift	686	97.4	index 16,455.6	24 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
2	Lake Ida	Becker	632	57.5	index 3,437	5.44 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Lake Campbell	Beltrami	463	55.5	index 2,724.8	5.89 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
4	Lake Aaron	Douglas	610	51.9	index 2,441.2	4 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
5	Lake Bronson	Kittson	312	49.5	index 1,663.4	5.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Dixon Lake	Itasca	622	40.3	index 1,039.4	1.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Bijou Lake	Becker	225	34.3	index 506.5	2.25 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
8	Grove Lake	Pope	345	33.7	index 518.2	1.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	Camp Lake	Swift	230	32.4	index 460.8	2 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
10	Little Sauk Lake	Todd	277	31.0	index 740.8	2.67 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
11	Big Stony Lake	Hubbard	343	25.7	index 600.9	1.75 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
12	Lake Fannie	Isanti	360	25.1	index 298.8	0.83 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
13	Horseshoe Lake	Todd	121	22.7	index 181.2	1.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
14	Island Lake	Itasca	285	16.0	index 94.1	0.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
15	Lake Fifteen	Clay	154	14.4	index 77.1	0.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
16	Gilchrist Lake	Pope	336	12.1	index 144.5	0.43 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
17	Lake Emily	Le Sueur	300	9.8	index 51	0.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 41 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 15 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Traverse	Traverse	10,849	96.6	index 455,638.7	42 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
2	Big Stone Lake	Big Stone	11,984	86.2	index 371,498.7	31 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
3	Lake Wakanda	Kandiyohi	1,760	82.7	index 75,668.8	43 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
4	Albert Lea Lake	Freeborn	2,669	61.1	index 44,495.1	16.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Lake Sarah	Murray	1,209	60.1	index 25,394	21 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
6	Knife Lake	Kanabec	1,259	49.8	index 14,582	11.58 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
7	Artichoke Lake	Big Stone	1,971	47.9	index 19,707.5	10 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
8	Lake Washington	Meeker	2,438	42.5	index 24,868.4	10.2 fish/net set	1974	No record	—
9	Height of Land Lake	Becker	3,795	39.4	index 10,435.6	2.75 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
10	Lake Hanska	Brown	1,795	38.0	index 7,897.8	4.4 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
11	Lake Jennie	Meeker	1,069	33.8	index 4,393.1	4.11 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
12	Lake Christina	Douglas	3,971	31.8	index 7,267.2	1.83 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
13	Lake Monongalia	Kandiyohi	2,290	31.3	index 4,580.8	2 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
14	Little Rock Lake	Benton	1,311	27.0	index 1,900.5	1.45 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
15	Blueberry Lake	Wadena	533	24.7	index 1,331.4	2.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
16	Freeborn Lake	Freeborn	2,034	8.5	index 223.7	0.11 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
17	Cedar Lake	McLeod	1,860	4.7	index 204.6	0.11 fish/net set	1998	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 38 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Barrett Lake	Grant	530	99.8	index 12,975.9	24.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Cottonwood Lake	Grant	255	77.0	index 5,010.5	19.67 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
3	Horseshoe Lake	Le Sueur	417	63.9	index 3,957.9	9.5 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
4	Clear Lake	Meeker	529	63.3	index 4,232.6	8 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Lake Winona	Winona	308	59.3	index 2,930.1	9.5 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
6	Buchanan Lake	Otter Tail	964	49.9	index 2,572.8	2.67 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
7	Lake John	Wright	397	43.5	index 1,236.2	3.11 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
8	Gilbert Lake	Douglas	202	41.1	index 840.9	4.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
9	Ballantyne Lake	Blue Earth	371	40.3	index 1,175.3	3.17 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
10	Greenleaf Lake	Le Sueur	302	25.7	index 250.4	0.83 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
11	Lake Susan	Carver	88	22.8	index 176.7	2 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
12	Birch Lake	Sherburne	160	16.2	index 239.3	1.5 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
13	Linwood Lake	Anoka	572	14.5	index 97.3	0.17 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
14	Island Lake	Anoka	73	11.9	index 109	1.5 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
15	Fawn Lake	Crow Wing	121	10.1	index 120.7	1 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
16	Hunt Lake	Rice	176	7.6	index 58.2	0.33 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 41 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 15 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Albert Lea Lake	Freeborn	2,669	97.4	index 161,484.8	60.5 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
2	Artichoke Lake	Big Stone	1,971	82.7	index 87,363.3	44.33 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
3	Lake Shetek	Murray	3,462	78.8	index 112,522.2	32.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Lake Washington	Meeker	2,438	78.6	index 100,375.8	41.17 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
5	Big Kandiyohi Lake	Kandiyohi	2,730	60.8	index 56,425.6	20.67 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
6	Knife Lake	Kanabec	1,259	49.8	index 27,073.7	21.5 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
7	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	7,546	45.9	index 28,899.9	3.83 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
8	Cannon Lake	Rice	1,593	44.4	index 17,525.8	11 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	Lake Hanska	Brown	1,795	43.8	index 17,949.6	10 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
10	Lake Benton	Lincoln	2,699	42.0	index 17,546.6	6.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
11	Lake Jennie	Meeker	1,069	38.2	index 17,743.6	16.6 fish/net set	1951	No record	—
12	Cedar Lake	Scott	793	37.7	index 9,521.2	12 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
13	Lake Minnewawa	Aitkin	2,351	25.0	index 7,829.7	3.33 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
14	Blueberry Lake	Wadena	533	3.2	index 1,331.4	2.5 fish/net set	1975	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 22 standard gill nets normal 4 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Osakis	Todd	6,389	95.5	index 74,563.7	11.67 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
2	Bowstring Lake	Itasca	9,528	70.8	index 57,168.8	6 fish/net set	1975	No record	—
3	Little Boy Lake	Cass	1,452	68.0	index 14,269.9	9.83 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Detroit Lake	Becker	3,067	66.9	index 25,886.4	8.44 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
5	Deer Lake	Itasca	4,093	66.0	index 33,525.6	8.19 fish/net set	1948	No record	—
6	Lake Minnetonka	Hennepin	14,206	58.0	index 35,513.9	2.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Lake Ida	Douglas	4,445	57.3	index 24,582.5	5.53 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
8	Cut Foot Sioux Lake	Itasca	2,771	45.3	index 11,278.2	4.07 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
9	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	2,540	42.5	index 10,489.4	4.13 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
10	Long Lake	Hubbard	1,926	41.5	index 8,340.1	4.33 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
11	Lake Plantagenet	Hubbard	2,531	37.9	index 10,123.2	4 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
12	Kabekona Lake	Hubbard	2,433	31.2	index 6,278.1	2.58 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
13	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	2,330	10.1	index 2,329.9	1 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
14	Lake Le Homme Dieu	Douglas	1,801	5.6	index 2,251.2	1.25 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 38 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Buchanan Lake	Otter Tail	964	91.3	index 9,635.9	10 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
2	Cottonwood Lake	Grant	255	86.3	index 2,547.3	10 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
3	Bass Lake	Faribault	199	86.2	index 2,091.4	10.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Greenleaf Lake	Le Sueur	302	64.3	index 1,508.6	5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Ballantyne Lake	Blue Earth	371	53.3	index 989.9	2.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
6	Horseshoe Lake	Le Sueur	417	49.4	index 833.2	2 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
7	Lake Winona	Winona	308	38.8	index 573.7	1.86 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
8	Florence Lake	Isanti	135	36.8	index 226.2	1.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Duck Lake	Blue Earth	290	30.9	index 174.3	0.6 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
10	Bass Lake	Crow Wing	399	15.5	index 43.9	0.11 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
11	Linwood Lake	Anoka	572	14.3	index 97.3	0.17 fish/net set	1962	No record	—
12	Birch Lake	Sherburne	160	12.2	index 27.1	0.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
13	Lake De Montreville	Washington	157	9.9	index 26.7	0.17 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
14	Golden Lake	Anoka	58	7.9	index 19.2	0.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 32 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 2 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Island Lake	Pine	527	90.0	index 3,291.9	6.25 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
2	Clear Lake	Otter Tail	399	81.3	index 1,770.5	4.44 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
3	Anna Lake	Otter Tail	598	67.1	index 1,597.2	2.67 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
4	Hammal Lake	Aitkin	376	56.1	index 687.2	1.83 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	East Lost Lake	Otter Tail	483	54.4	index 696.2	1.44 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	922	52.6	index 765.3	0.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
7	Burrows Lake	Itasca	306	48.2	index 458.3	1.5 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
8	Beatrice Lake	Itasca	124	44.7	index 247.6	2 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
9	Island Lake	Crow Wing	240	40.6	index 239.5	1 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
10	Eagle Lake	Itasca	285	31.2	index 142.7	0.5 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
11	Little Bear Lake	Itasca	131	26.9	index 108.8	0.83 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
12	Bass Lake	Pine	228	14.3	index 38.8	0.17 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
13	Little Hanging Horn Lake	Carlton	114	10.0	index 19.4	0.17 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 29 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Dellwater Lake	Beltrami	199	88.0	index 1,489.4	7.5 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
2	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	447	78.3	index 1,591.6	3.56 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
3	Jay Gould Lake	Itasca	552	78.0	index 1,721.4	3.12 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Little Sand Lake	Itasca	353	67.1	index 1,201.4	3.4 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
5	Cedar Lake	Todd	139	63.8	index 531.1	3.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Big Sucker Lake	Itasca	259	41.7	index 302.6	1.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
7	Dead Horse Lake	Itasca	105	39.5	index 263.2	2.5 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
8	Chub Lake	Carlton	313	34.0	index 210	0.67 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
9	Lewis Lake	Kanabec	179	33.4	index 209.4	1.17 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
10	Big Lake	Todd	297	31.9	index 297.1	1 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
11	Island Lake	Hubbard	225	24.9	index 112.6	0.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
12	Beuber Lake	Cass	132	1.9	index 43.5	0.33 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 28 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Acorn Lake	Becker	154	99.5	index 665.6	4.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	75	75.2	index 250.8	3.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
3	Johnson Lake	Clearwater	63	57.1	index 146.9	2.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Dinner Lake	Becker	59	45.4	index 98.9	1.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
5	Big Bass Lake	Hubbard	133	39.3	index 110	0.83 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
6	Falk Lake	Clearwater	73	33.1	index 73.2	1 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
7	Lake Lomond	Clearwater	95	31.4	index 71	0.75 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
8	Leavitt Lake	Cass	122	26.4	index 60.8	0.5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
9	Blueberry Lake	Becker	88	14.8	index 43.8	0.5 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
10	Fish Lake	Le Sueur	77	9.9	index 38.7	0.5 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
11	German Lake	Otter Tail	77	9.8	index 38.6	0.5 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
12	Lone Lake	Clearwater	69	7.6	index 22.9	0.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 2 to 9 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Dumbbell Lake	Lake	406	91.2	index 9,746.6	24 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
2	Black Duck Lake	St. Louis	1,250	76.0	index 9,724.1	7.78 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Little Long Lake	St. Louis	322	70.5	index 4,108.6	12.75 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
4	Ely Lake	St. Louis	723	63.1	index 4,656.7	6.44 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
5	Ash Lake	St. Louis	690	56.0	index 3,144.7	4.56 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
6	Bassett Lake	St. Louis	403	52.7	index 2,862.4	7.11 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
7	Elephant Lake	St. Louis	728	45.9	index 2,606.5	3.58 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
8	Lax Lake	Lake	295	45.0	index 1,897.5	6.43 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
9	Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	382	44.8	index 1,697.6	4.44 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
10	Little Sturgeon Lake	St. Louis	272	23.1	index 272.4	1 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
11	Bass Lake	St. Louis	169	6.7	index 84.6	0.5 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
12	Leora Lake	St. Louis	263	2.2	index 86.7	0.33 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 30 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Dunns Lake	Meeker	152	98.3	index 835.4	5.5 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
2	Little Lake	Chisago	168	70.3	index 449.1	2.67 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
3	Bass Lake	Kandiyohi	50	36.5	index 100.1	2 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
4	Camp Lake	Sherburne	82	31.4	index 82.3	1 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
5	George Lake	Blue Earth	88	28.5	index 88.2	1 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
6	Fish Lake	Wright	97	22.9	index 48.7	0.5 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
7	Lake Martha	Wright	102	20.1	index 33.8	0.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
8	Brooks Lake	Wright	100	14.9	index 25	0.25 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
9	Bush Lake	Hennepin	171	13.0	index 29.1	0.17 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
10	Little Swan Lake	Meeker	51	9.1	index 25.7	0.5 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
11	Lake Pepin	Todd	53	5.8	index 17.6	0.33 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 42 standard gill nets normal 1 to 7 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Clear Lake	Lyon	66	86.1	index 6,160.8	94 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
2	Lake Marion	McLeod	520	80.0	index 23,330.9	44.83 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
3	Fountain Lake	Freeborn	522	50.2	index 3,390	6.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Lake Francis	Isanti	269	43.5	index 2,066.5	7.67 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
5	Lake Adley	Otter Tail	241	41.6	index 1,443.4	6 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
6	Lake Stay	Lincoln	221	40.2	index 1,106	5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
7	Fish Lake	Kanabec	506	36.3	index 2,278.8	4.5 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
8	Cleary Lake	Scott	145	26.3	index 579	4 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
9	Island Lake	Ramsey	59	19.3	index 176.3	3 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
10	Lake Rebecca	Dakota	82	5.0	index 40.8	0.5 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 2 to 9 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Little Long Lake	St. Louis	322	99.5	index 6,444.8	20 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
2	Dumbbell Lake	Lake	406	90.6	index 6,140.4	15.12 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Ely Lake	St. Louis	723	69.2	index 4,020.4	5.56 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Elephant Lake	St. Louis	728	67.9	index 4,448.4	6.11 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
5	Eagle Lake	Carlton	389	61.1	index 1,987.8	5.11 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
6	Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	382	57.5	index 1,697.6	4.44 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
7	Leora Lake	St. Louis	263	56.5	index 1,366.4	5.2 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
8	Lax Lake	Lake	295	55.9	index 1,378.1	4.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
9	Island Lake	St. Louis	222	7.9	index 37.8	0.17 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
10	Long Lake	St. Louis	259	3.4	index 51.8	0.2 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 30 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	George Lake	Blue Earth	88	91.7	index 2,265.1	25.67 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
2	Dean Lake	Wright	176	52.2	index 497.5	2.83 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
3	Lake Josephine	Ramsey	116	44.2	index 290.4	2.5 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
4	Dutch Lake	Wright	162	43.2	index 324.6	2 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
5	Deer Lake	Wright	171	41.7	index 256.6	1.5 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
6	Crooked Lake	Anoka	115	37.9	index 172.4	1.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
7	Dunns Lake	Meeker	152	36.2	index 303.8	2 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
8	Bass Lake	Kandiyohi	50	33.4	index 100.1	2 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
9	Indian Lake	Douglas	99	9.4	index 32.7	0.33 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
10	Crystal Lake	Hennepin	79	6.3	index 13.5	0.17 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 35 standard gill nets normal 1 to 3 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Gull Lake	Beltrami	2,256	89.0	index 10,218	4.53 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
2	Coon Lake	Anoka	1,481	80.9	index 7,702.4	5.2 fish/net set	1973	No record	—
3	Hovde Lake	Cass	133	68.0	index 831	6.25 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
4	Ann Lake	Kanabec	653	53.0	index 1,816.7	2.78 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
5	Lawrence Lake	Itasca	437	51.2	index 1,065.5	2.44 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
6	Big Sand Lake	Cass	731	50.8	index 1,337.3	1.83 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
7	Big Lake	Carlton	526	33.2	index 468.5	0.89 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
8	Crystal Lake	Cass	190	27.7	index 190.2	1 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Big Island Lake	Itasca	244	16.3	index 121.9	0.5 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
10	Frontenac Lake	Hubbard	210	10.0	index 52.4	0.25 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 39 standard gill nets normal 1 5 to 5 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Irving	Beltrami	662	97.1	index 9,633.3	14.56 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
2	Lake Emily	Crow Wing	721	62.7	index 4,324.4	6 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
3	Bear Lake	Itasca	344	59.4	index 2,409.8	7 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
4	Lake Minnie	Hubbard	75	56.8	index 678	9 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
5	Little Sand Lake	Cass	413	42.0	index 1,239.9	3 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
6	Lake Eleven	Kanabec	315	40.8	index 786.3	2.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
7	Big Portage Lake	Cass	902	39.0	index 794.1	0.88 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
8	Crawford Lake	Wright	110	27.3	index 220.9	2 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
9	Dora Lake	Itasca	423	12.1	index 181.9	0.43 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
10	Guernsey Lake	Todd	121	0.2	index 60.5	0.5 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 5 standard gill nets normal 2 to 9 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Dumbbell Lake	Lake	406	93.9	index 16,853.6	41.5 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
2	Bassett Lake	St. Louis	403	56.5	index 3,265	8.11 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Black Duck Lake	St. Louis	1,250	53.0	index 5,774.5	4.62 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
4	Elephant Lake	St. Louis	728	48.4	index 2,271.5	3.12 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
5	Eagle Lake	Carlton	389	43.3	index 2,139.5	5.5 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
6	Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	382	40.0	index 1,062.9	2.78 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
7	Lax Lake	Lake	295	30.1	index 885.3	3 fish/net set	1958	No record	—
8	Bass Lake	St. Louis	169	19.1	index 169.2	1 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
9	Dewey Lake	St. Louis	201	11.5	index 66.4	0.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
10	Long Lake	St. Louis	259	9.5	index 44	0.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 39 standard gill nets normal 1 5 to 5 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Bear Lake	Itasca	344	81.1	index 650.7	1.89 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
2	Big Portage Lake	Cass	902	79.5	index 1,245.2	1.38 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
3	Guernsey Lake	Todd	121	68.8	index 302.7	2.5 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
4	Lake Emily	Crow Wing	721	68.7	index 720.7	1 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
5	Fourth Crow Wing Lake	Hubbard	434	64.9	index 508	1.17 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Badger Lake	Polk	256	64.7	index 383.5	1.5 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
7	Crawford Lake	Wright	110	62.0	index 220.9	2 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
8	Dora Lake	Itasca	423	41.7	index 211.6	0.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
9	Little Sand Lake	Cass	413	23.2	index 90.9	0.22 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
10	Erskine Lake	Crow Wing	182	7.4	index 31	0.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 38 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Barrett Lake	Grant	530	97.8	index 14,210	26.83 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
2	Clear Lake	Meeker	529	62.7	index 6,348.8	12 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
3	Lake Winona	Winona	308	46.7	index 1,643.9	5.33 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
4	Eagle Lake	Sherburne	462	29.7	index 462.4	1 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
5	Cottonwood Lake	Grant	255	28.8	index 764.2	3 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
6	Horseshoe Lake	Le Sueur	417	21.7	index 416.6	1 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
7	Lake Susan	Carver	88	21.3	index 220.9	2.5 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
8	Ballantyne Lake	Blue Earth	371	15.2	index 248.4	0.67 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
9	Island Lake	Anoka	73	0.4	index 72.7	1 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 3 1 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Birch Lake	St. Louis	7,074	91.9	index 63,098.7	8.92 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
2	Crane Lake	St. Louis	2,921	86.4	index 29,702.8	10.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
3	Bear Island Lake	St. Louis	2,362	70.2	index 18,710.8	7.92 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Fall Lake	Lake	2,258	63.2	index 16,193.2	7.17 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Bear Head Lake	St. Louis	662	53.7	index 5,739.4	8.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
6	Isabella Lake	Lake	1,257	51.8	index 10,271.6	8.17 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
7	Farm Lake	Lake	1,292	46.8	index 7,893.6	6.11 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
8	Elbow Lake	St. Louis	1,695	18.8	index 4,288.6	2.53 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
9	Garden Lake	Lake	653	11.4	index 2,031.9	3.11 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 17 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cloquet Lake	Lake	176	88.8	index 702.3	4 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
2	Holly Lake	Cook	76	87.5	index 417.7	5.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Agassa Lake	St. Louis	72	74.9	index 324.8	4.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Bower Trout Lake	Cook	133	52.2	index 266.1	2 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
5	Grouse Lake	Lake	119	50.7	index 258.7	2.17 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
6	Flat Horn Lake	Lake	52	44.6	index 172.5	3.33 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
7	Cross River Lake	Lake	79	26.9	index 118.1	1.5 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
8	Christine Lake	Cook	184	25.3	index 123.1	0.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	East Chub Lake	Lake	63	2.4	index 62.5	1 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 6 standard gill nets normal 3 to 13 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Harriet Lake	Lake	265	99.7	index 6,934.5	26.17 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
2	Deer Yard Lake	Cook	343	76.6	index 4,628.7	13.5 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
3	Caribou Lake	Cook	721	71.1	index 5,282.1	7.33 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Crescent Lake	Cook	755	68.6	index 4,721.8	6.25 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
5	Devilfish Lake	Cook	405	38.7	index 1,214.6	3 fish/net set	1955	No record	—
6	Little Gabbro Lake	Lake	148	36.0	index 627	4.25 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
7	Aspen Lake	Cook	141	26.2	index 211.9	1.5 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
8	Iron Lake	Cook	122	9.5	index 81.9	0.67 fish/net set	1987	No record	—
9	Gull Lake	Cook	168	4.3	index 55.4	0.33 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 42 standard gill nets normal 1 to 7 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Clear Lake	Lyon	66	93.3	index 3,997.9	61 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Little Spirit Lake	Jackson	624	69.5	index 6,867.1	11 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
3	Lake Adley	Otter Tail	241	67.6	index 5,292.3	22 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
4	Lake Charlotte	Stevens	468	60.3	index 3,592.2	7.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
5	Lake Marion	McLeod	520	56.9	index 5,032.6	9.67 fish/net set	1969	No record	—
6	Lake Winona	Douglas	213	44.8	index 959.9	4.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
7	Fish Lake	Otter Tail	489	38.9	index 763.4	1.56 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
8	Fish Lake	Kanabec	506	34.2	index 420.3	0.83 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
9	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	95	8.9	index 47.5	0.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 17 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cloquet Lake	Lake	176	97.7	index 965.7	5.5 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
2	Agassa Lake	St. Louis	72	86.4	index 397	5.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
3	Grouse Lake	Lake	119	71.0	index 476.9	4 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
4	Christine Lake	Cook	184	63.6	index 490.5	2.67 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
5	Cross River Lake	Lake	79	53.9	index 255.8	3.25 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
6	Holly Lake	Cook	76	30.8	index 113.9	1.5 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
7	East Chub Lake	Lake	63	11.1	index 46.9	0.75 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
8	Flat Horn Lake	Lake	52	0.5	index 25.9	0.5 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 2 to 10 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Franklin Lake	St. Louis	156	96.0	index 2,972.4	19 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
2	Ball Club Lake	Cook	206	80.2	index 2,230.9	10.83 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Joseph Lake	St. Louis	76	61.6	index 636.8	8.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
4	Little Wilson Lake	Lake	55	55.2	index 423.1	7.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
5	Janette Lake	St. Louis	133	50.4	index 621.2	4.67 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
6	Little Lake	St. Louis	71	19.4	index 107.2	1.5 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
7	Indian Lake	St. Louis	57	9.4	index 56.7	1 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
8	Coe Lake	St. Louis	54	7.7	index 27.2	0.5 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 32 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 2 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Anna Lake	Otter Tail	598	96.2	index 5,646.9	9.44 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
2	Island Lake	Pine	527	60.8	index 1,696	3.22 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Island Lake	Crow Wing	240	32.4	index 479.1	2 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
4	Burrows Lake	Itasca	306	23.5	index 204.7	0.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
5	Beatrice Lake	Itasca	124	15.0	index 82.9	0.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
6	Little Hanging Horn Lake	Carlton	114	10.2	index 114.4	1 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
7	Big Ole Lake	Itasca	217	9.3	index 108.5	0.5 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
8	Island Lake	Cass	184	2.1	index 60.8	0.33 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 3 1 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Birch Lake	St. Louis	7,074	90.0	index 100,448.7	14.2 fish/net set	1997	No record	—
2	Fall Lake	Lake	2,258	67.7	index 25,249.6	11.18 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
3	Bear Island Lake	St. Louis	2,362	60.0	index 21,663.8	9.17 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
4	Farm Lake	Lake	1,292	54.8	index 12,919.2	10 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
5	Johnson Lake	St. Louis	1,736	29.5	index 6,216.5	3.58 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
6	Bear Head Lake	St. Louis	662	16.7	index 3,197.4	4.83 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
7	Lake One	Lake	846	8.3	index 2,064.1	2.44 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
8	Garden Lake	Lake	653	7.7	index 1,960	3 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 2 to 10 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Franklin Lake	St. Louis	156	99.0	index 2,072.8	13.25 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Ball Club Lake	Cook	206	88.1	index 2,197.9	10.67 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
3	Little Lake	St. Louis	71	61.6	index 625.3	8.75 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
4	Little Wilson Lake	Lake	55	60.5	index 551.6	10 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
5	Janette Lake	St. Louis	133	44.5	index 465.5	3.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Joseph Lake	St. Louis	76	26.0	index 267.6	3.5 fish/net set	2001	No record	—
7	Clear Lake	Koochiching	89	9.5	index 88.5	1 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 13 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Greenwood Lake	Lake	1,329	88.4	index 17,013.9	12.8 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
2	Big Lake	St. Louis	1,904	77.9	index 18,087.7	9.5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
3	Fourmile Lake	Cook	593	59.5	index 7,186.6	12.12 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
4	Bog Lake	Lake	259	51.7	index 4,092.4	15.83 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
5	Grand Lake	St. Louis	1,665	40.3	index 8,326	5 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
6	Lake Jeanette	St. Louis	612	30.4	index 5,309.8	8.67 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
7	Lake Clara	Cook	388	12.5	index 2,841.4	7.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 39 standard gill nets normal 1 5 to 5 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Emily	Crow Wing	721	90.9	index 6,969.5	9.67 fish/net set	1974	No record	—
2	Lake Irving	Beltrami	662	74.3	index 3,308.2	5 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Guernsey Lake	Todd	121	70.7	index 968.6	8 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
4	Lake Minnie	Hubbard	75	46.5	index 414.3	5.5 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
5	Bear Lake	Itasca	344	46.1	index 1,146.4	3.33 fish/net set	1969	No record	—
6	Little Sand Lake	Cass	413	12.0	index 119.9	0.29 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
7	Fleming Lake	Aitkin	319	7.4	index 54.2	0.17 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 6 standard gill nets normal 3 to 13 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Deer Yard Lake	Cook	343	92.0	index 5,599.1	16.33 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
2	Harriet Lake	Lake	265	87.3	index 4,549.7	17.17 fish/net set	2004	No record	—
3	Crescent Lake	Cook	755	80.7	index 9,571.9	12.67 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
4	Caribou Lake	Cook	721	70.6	index 5,361.4	7.44 fish/net set	2011	No record	—
5	Devilfish Lake	Cook	405	41.9	index 987.9	2.44 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
6	Gull Lake	Cook	168	27.4	index 307.2	1.83 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
7	Iron Lake	Cook	122	0.0	index 81.9	0.67 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 28 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Emma Lake	Hubbard	78	98.3	index 470.6	6 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
2	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	75	74.4	index 263.6	3.5 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
3	Lake Lomond	Clearwater	95	71.0	index 283.8	3 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
4	Johnson Lake	Clearwater	63	63.9	index 189.1	3 fish/net set	2013	No record	—
5	Clear Lake	Itasca	140	29.0	index 94.1	0.67 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
6	Lone Lake	Clearwater	69	12.4	index 34.7	0.5 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
7	Dinner Lake	Becker	59	8.8	index 19.5	0.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 42 standard gill nets normal 1 to 7 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Stay	Lincoln	221	96.5	index 9,511.6	43 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
2	Bloody Lake	Murray	274	76.8	index 6,853.5	25 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
3	Cleary Lake	Scott	145	64.7	index 4,487.3	31 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
4	Fountain Lake	Freeborn	522	55.8	index 5,909	11.33 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
5	Little Spirit Lake	Jackson	624	47.7	index 3,539.7	5.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
6	Fish Lake	Kanabec	506	19.8	index 1,266	2.5 fish/net set	2012	No record	—
7	Lake Adley	Otter Tail	241	10.0	index 601.4	2.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 7 standard gill nets normal 3 1 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Isabella Lake	Lake	1,257	84.0	index 22,001.5	17.5 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
2	Fall Lake	Lake	2,258	79.6	index 28,795.4	12.75 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
3	Bear Head Lake	St. Louis	662	55.7	index 7,573.1	11.44 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Farm Lake	Lake	1,292	39.4	index 6,743.8	5.22 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
5	Johnson Lake	St. Louis	1,736	19.5	index 4,914.2	2.83 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
6	Garden Lake	Lake	653	15.6	index 2,685.2	4.11 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
7	Elbow Lake	St. Louis	1,695	10.0	index 2,678.3	1.58 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 12 standard gill nets normal 3 to 9 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Ed Shave Lake	St. Louis	90	99.4	index 1,689.1	18.67 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Bouder Lake	Cook	129	69.5	index 1,007.7	7.83 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
3	August Lake	Lake	229	57.2	index 1,111.4	4.86 fish/net set	1962	No record	—
4	Harris Lake	Lake	122	47.1	index 387.6	3.17 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
5	Dragon Lake	Lake	79	41.0	index 290.5	3.67 fish/net set	2010	No record	—
6	Everett Lake	St. Louis	113	30.5	index 207.2	1.83 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
7	Johnson Lake	St. Louis	456	9.5	index 54.7	0.12 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 11 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cadotte Lake	St. Louis	294	99.4	index 2,894.3	9.86 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
2	Colby Lake	St. Louis	518	42.9	index 776.6	1.5 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
3	Dinham Lake	St. Louis	202	26.2	index 135	0.67 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
4	Little Stone Lake	St. Louis	169	25.2	index 113.4	0.67 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
5	Bob Lake	Carlton	77	10.8	index 57.8	0.75 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
6	Dark Lake	St. Louis	231	8.1	index 39.3	0.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 28 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Falk Lake	Clearwater	73	90.0	index 732.4	10 fish/net set	1980	No record	—
2	Emma Lake	Hubbard	78	54.4	index 215.7	2.75 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
3	Johnson Lake	Clearwater	63	48.2	index 220.6	3.5 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
4	Clear Lake	Itasca	140	27.7	index 70.2	0.5 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
5	Arrowhead Lake	Itasca	138	15.9	index 34.6	0.25 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
6	Lone Lake	Clearwater	69	6.8	index 22.9	0.33 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 35 standard gill nets normal 1 to 3 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Crystal Lake	Cass	190	69.8	index 1,616.7	8.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
2	Gull Lake	Beltrami	2,256	68.7	index 8,571.4	3.8 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
3	Cross Lake	Polk	320	61.8	index 2,024.3	6.33 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
4	Big Lake	Carlton	526	54.7	index 2,479.4	4.71 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
5	Hovde Lake	Cass	133	54.1	index 1,063.7	8 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
6	Lawrence Lake	Itasca	437	10.0	index 340.6	0.78 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 13 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Greenwood Lake	Lake	1,329	83.8	index 16,615.1	12.5 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
2	Bog Lake	Lake	259	62.4	index 4,588.7	17.75 fish/net set	1985	No record	—
3	Lake Jeanette	St. Louis	612	49.7	index 5,309.8	8.67 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
4	Grand Lake	St. Louis	1,665	27.3	index 5,445.2	3.27 fish/net set	1955	No record	—
5	Caribou Lake	St. Louis	539	17.5	index 2,332	4.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
6	Lake Clara	Cook	388	12.7	index 1,810.3	4.67 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 17 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 9 6 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Grouse Lake	Lake	119	90.0	index 1,073.1	9 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
2	Christianson Lake	Lake	150	68.2	index 525.5	3.5 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
3	Cross River Lake	Lake	79	59.3	index 275.5	3.5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Cloquet Lake	Lake	176	59.0	index 409.1	2.33 fish/net set	2019	No record	—
5	East Chub Lake	Lake	63	13.1	index 31.3	0.5 fish/net set	2000	No record	—
6	Flat Horn Lake	Lake	52	8.4	index 17.1	0.33 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 35 standard gill nets normal 1 to 3 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Coon Lake	Anoka	1,481	100.0	index 4,740	3.2 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
2	Frontenac Lake	Hubbard	210	51.1	index 576.4	2.75 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
3	Cross Lake	Polk	320	45.7	index 559.7	1.75 fish/net set	2022	No record	—
4	Ann Lake	Kanabec	653	39.1	index 725.4	1.11 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
5	Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake	Itasca	619	28.8	index 464.3	0.75 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
6	Hovde Lake	Cass	133	9.4	index 133	1 fish/net set	2005	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 13 standard gill nets normal 2 2 to 10 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Joseph Lake	St. Louis	76	100.0	index 636.8	8.33 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
2	Little Wilson Lake	Lake	55	80.7	index 419.2	7.6 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
3	Clear Lake	Koochiching	89	58.5	index 221.3	2.5 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
4	Little Lake	St. Louis	71	40.6	index 89.3	1.25 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
5	Indian Lake	St. Louis	57	7.8	index 14.2	0.25 fish/net set	2009	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 32 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 2 3 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Burrows Lake	Itasca	306	90.0	index 1,222.2	4 fish/net set	1965	No record	—
2	Dark Lake	Koochiching	120	27.2	index 89.7	0.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
3	Clamshell Lake	Crow Wing	211	26.6	index 105.5	0.5 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
4	Lake Edna	Crow Wing	156	12.8	index 51.6	0.33 fish/net set	2015	No record	—
5	Fiske Lake	Otter Tail	254	8.6	index 43.2	0.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 1 standard gill nets normal 0 6 to 9 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Brule Lake	Cook	4,327	90.0	index 34,267.5	7.92 fish/net set	1983	No record	—
2	Devil Track Lake	Cook	1,876	67.0	index 8,012.1	4.27 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
3	Gunflint Lake	Cook	4,009	46.1	index 7,056.1	1.76 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
4	Clearwater Lake	Cook	1,344	0.2	index 268.9	0.2 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 30 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Deer Lake	Wright	171	99.6	index 969.9	5.67 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Dunns Lake	Meeker	152	80.9	index 759.4	5 fish/net set	1977	No record	—
3	Indian Lake	Douglas	99	68.2	index 363.2	3.67 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
4	Birch Lake	Wright	100	2.5	index 49.9	0.5 fish/net set	1989	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cedar Lake	Lake	465	100.0	index 4,962.8	10.67 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
2	Hungry Jack Lake	Cook	474	48.6	index 1,740.6	3.67 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
3	East Bearskin Lake	Cook	593	21.1	index 1,038.3	1.75 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
4	Flour Lake	Cook	330	0.0	index 439.1	1.33 fish/net set	1991	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 33 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lindberg Lake	Clearwater	95	100.0	index 262.6	2.75 fish/net set	2024	No record	—
2	Buck Lake	Todd	61	70.3	index 142.9	2.33 fish/net set	1996	No record	—
3	Heilberger Lake	Otter Tail	221	65.1	index 221	1 fish/net set	2008	No record	—
4	Little Deer Lake	Itasca	67	7.9	index 22	0.33 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 16 standard gill nets normal 3 2 to 13 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Big Lake	St. Louis	1,904	90.9	index 24,751.6	13 fish/net set	1982	No record	—
2	Greenwood Lake	Lake	1,329	43.2	index 10,899.5	8.2 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
3	Caribou Lake	St. Louis	539	11.7	index 3,409.1	6.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
4	Lake Jeanette	St. Louis	612	5.4	index 3,674.6	6 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 10 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cole Lake	Carlton	142	100.0	index 166.2	1.17 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
2	Astrid Lake	St. Louis	120	65.8	index 120.2	1 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
3	Fenske Lake	St. Louis	108	0.0	index 54.2	0.5 fish/net set	1986	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cedar Lake	Lake	465	100.0	index 6,148.9	13.22 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
2	Flour Lake	Cook	330	4.4	index 1,099.3	3.33 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
3	East Bearskin Lake	Cook	593	1.1	index 1,139.1	1.92 fish/net set	1981	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 10 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Astrid Lake	St. Louis	120	100.0	index 400.1	3.33 fish/net set	2016	No record	—
2	Fenske Lake	St. Louis	108	17.7	index 216.9	2 fish/net set	1979	No record	—
3	Cole Lake	Carlton	142	4.1	index 198.9	1.4 fish/net set	1994	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 11 standard gill nets normal 0 8 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cadotte Lake	St. Louis	294	90.0	index 4,141.8	14.11 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
2	Colby Lake	St. Louis	518	13.2	index 170.8	0.33 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
3	Little Stone Lake	St. Louis	169	3.1	index 140.5	0.83 fish/net set	2007	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 40 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 17 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	George Lake	Martin	83	100.0	index 291.1	3.5 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
2	Lake Redwood	Redwood	56	17.5	index 167.7	3 fish/net set	1976	No record	—
3	Goose Lake	Washington	76	16.1	index 189.7	2.5 fish/net set	1995	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 40 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 17 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Fish Lake	Otter Tail	1,078	100.0	index 12,044.6	11.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Lake Redwood	Redwood	56	13.8	index 279.5	5 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
3	Hyland Lake	Hennepin	84	13.6	index 356.6	4.25 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 19 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 4 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Embarrass Lake	St. Louis	463	100.0	index 4,112.6	8.89 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
2	Carey Lake	St. Louis	145	0.0	index 261.7	1.8 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 33 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Anderson Lake	Otter Tail	89	90.0	index 222.1	2.5 fish/net set	1990	No record	—
2	Lac Lavon Lake	Dakota	66	10.0	index 98.8	1.5 fish/net set	1999	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 36 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cedar Island Lake	Stearns	986	65.0	index 5,007.7	5.08 fish/net set	2018	No record	—
2	Lily Lake	Waseca	114	35.0	index 799.8	7 fish/net set	1992	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer august mn class 40 standard gill nets normal 2 3 to 17 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	George Lake	Martin	83	100.0	index 873.3	10.5 fish/net set	2021	No record	—
2	Goose Lake	Washington	76	0.0	index 75.9	1 fish/net set	1959	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 1 standard gill nets normal 0 6 to 9 7 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Gunflint Lake	Cook	4,009	55.0	index 11,546.3	2.88 fish/net set	1988	No record	—
2	Devil Track Lake	Cook	1,876	45.0	index 7,186.5	3.83 fish/net set	1993	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 15 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Gegoka	Lake	145	100.0	index 290.3	2 fish/net set	2025	No record	—
2	Little Iron Lake	Cook	115	0.0	index 19.6	0.17 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer july mn class 37 standard gill nets normal 1 to 4 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Bluebill Lake	Itasca	148	100.0	index 110.7	0.75 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
2	Gunny Sack Lake	Itasca	86	10.0	index 28.3	0.33 fish/net set	2003	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 15 standard gill nets normal 1 3 to 5 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lake Gegoka	Lake	145	90.0	index 580.5	4 fish/net set	1978	No record	—
2	Little Iron Lake	Cook	115	10.0	index 57.6	0.5 fish/net set	2006	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 3 standard gill nets normal 1 2 to 5 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Cedar Lake	Lake	465	90.0	index 6,097.7	13.11 fish/net set	2002	No record	—
2	Hungry Jack Lake	Cook	474	10.0	index 1,844.9	3.89 fish/net set	2020	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 33 standard gill nets normal 0 5 to 3 8 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Lindberg Lake	Clearwater	95	100.0	index 429.7	4.5 fish/net set	2017	No record	—
2	Heilberger Lake	Otter Tail	221	0.0	index 37.6	0.17 fish/net set	2014	No record	—
Ranked within standard summer june mn class 6 standard gill nets normal 3 to 13 2 catch per effort (fish per net set) — ranks restart at 1
1	Harriet Lake	Lake	265	90.0	index 7,684.4	29 fish/net set	1984	No record	—
2	Iron Lake	Cook	122	10.0	index 40.3	0.33 fish/net set	2023	No record	—
Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical
—	Bass Lake	Otter Tail	311	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Bearskin Lake	Cook	509	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Beauty Lake	Hubbard	55	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Birch Lake	Cook	236	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Blueberry Lake	St. Louis	125	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Bower Lake	Itasca	93	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Burnt Shanty Lake	Itasca	198	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Burntside Lake	St. Louis	7,314	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Clearwater Lake	Itasca	76	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Dam Five Lake	Lake	78	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Dog Lake	Wright	97	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	East Chain Lake	Martin	481	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Echo Lake	Carlton	108	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Elbow Lake	Otter Tail	188	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Elm Island Lake	Aitkin	520	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Graham Lake	Grant	138	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Greenleaf Lake	Meeker	238	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Gun Lake	Aitkin	712	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Hay Lake	Carlton	140	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	High Island Lake	Sibley	1,340	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Ida Lake	Blue Earth	138	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Island Lake	Lyon	170	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Kabetogama Lake	St. Louis	24,034	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Lake Ann	Sherburne	183	—	—	—	—	No record	—
—	Lake Auburn	Carver	291	—	—	—	—	No record	—

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Minnesota walleye fishing FAQ

Why can multiple survey systems have a #1?

693 lakes receive at least one peer-backed walleye numeric rank. Distinct methods keep separate leaderboards because their values and units are not interchangeable. A numeric rank requires at least two same-system lakes, and a lake can appear in multiple systems.

How many Minnesota lakes have walleye?

728 Minnesota lakes in this published set have exact-water DNR survey evidence. The list requires documented acreage and verified public or shore access. Evidence outside a valid numeric survey family stays visible but unranked.

How are the within-system scores calculated?

Lake-scale opportunity is 55%, survey rate is 35%, and survey recency is 10%. Components use only exact peers from the same comparison family. DNR abundance labels, stocking, access count, depth, and impairment remain unscored.

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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. Lake outlines illustrate shoreline form and are not depth or navigation charts.

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Minnesota walleye fishing FAQ

Why can multiple survey systems have a #1?

How many Minnesota lakes have walleye?

How are the within-system scores calculated?