Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best crappie lakes in Anoka County
23 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Anoka County; the 7 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 A−, with 4.7 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey and a 14-inch fish the biggest measured. Linwood Lake is next at B+, 2.7 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2021 survey, 1% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. Coon Lake rounds out the top three at B+, a 11-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 10" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peltier Lake | A− | 552 | 4.7/net in trap nets | 4% | 14" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Linwood Lake | B+ | 572 | 2.7/net in trap nets | 1% | 14" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 3 | Coon Lake | B+ | 1,481 | 1.8/net in trap nets | 8% | 11" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | George Lake | B | 489 | 1.1/net in trap nets | 37% | 14" | 0.5 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Otter Lake | C+ | 302 | 1/net in trap nets | 46% | 13" | 0.6 lb | 2019 |
| 6 | Martin Lake | C+ | 232 | — | 2% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 7 | Centerville Lake | C+ | 474 | — | 0% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Anoka County: Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Bluegill · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best crappie 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.