Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best bluegill lakes in Anoka County
24 surveyed bluegill lakes sit in Anoka County; the 9 ranked here cleared this site's grade rubric, which reads DNR survey catch rates, size structure and trophy history the same way the live map does for every lake.
Peltier Lake leads at grade B, with 15.4 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey and a 8-inch fish the biggest measured. Linwood Lake is next at B, 24.3 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2021 survey, 1% of the bluegill netted over 8 inches. Coon Lake rounds out the top three at B, a 7-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 8" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peltier Lake | B | 552 | 15.4/net in trap nets | 13% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Linwood Lake | B | 572 | 24.3/net in trap nets | 1% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 3 | Coon Lake | B | 1,481 | 47.5/net in trap nets | 0% | 7" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Otter Lake | B− | 302 | 10.2/net in trap nets | 19% | 9" | 0.3 lb | 2019 |
| 5 | Martin Lake | C+ | 232 | — | 0% | 7" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
| 6 | Centerville Lake | C+ | 474 | — | 0% | 7" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 7 | Crooked Lake | C | 115 | 40.5/net in trap nets | 0% | 7" | 0.1 lb | 2021 |
| 8 | George Lake | C | 489 | 10.8/net in trap nets | 1% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 9 | Ham Lake | C− | 155 | 17.2/net in trap nets | 0% | 7" | 0.1 lb | 2016 |
Also ranked in Anoka County: Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best bluegill lakes in Minnesota
Grades are this site's rubric over Minnesota DNR survey data (catch per unit effort against DNR benchmarks, size structure, trophy history). See any lake's page for the underlying numbers. Survey years vary by lake; the table shows each lake's latest.