Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best yellow perch lakes in Anoka County
21 surveyed yellow perch lakes sit in Anoka County; the 5 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.
Centerville Lake leads at grade A−, with 18 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey and a 13-inch fish the biggest measured. Linwood Lake is next at C+, 1.5 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2021 survey, 10% of the yellow perch netted over 9 inches. Crooked Lake rounds out the top three at C+, a 5-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 9" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centerville Lake | A− | 474 | 18/net in gill nets | 5% | 13" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Linwood Lake | C+ | 572 | 1.5/net in gill nets | 10% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 3 | Crooked Lake | C+ | 115 | — | 0% | 5" | 0.1 lb | 2021 |
| 4 | Peltier Lake | C | 552 | 5.2/net in gill nets | 0% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Martin Lake | C | 232 | 5.8/net in gill nets | 0% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
Also ranked in Anoka County: Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill
All of Minnesota: Best yellow perch 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.