Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best bluegill lakes in Becker County
79 surveyed bluegill lakes sit in Becker County; 53 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. The top 10 are ranked here.
Little Sugar Bush Lake leads at grade A, with 80.2 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2023 survey and a 10-inch fish the biggest measured. Big Sugar Bush Lake is next at A, 57.7 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2022 survey, 29% of the bluegill netted over 8 inches. North Tamarack Lake rounds out the top three at A, a 10-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 8" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Sugar Bush Lake | A | 221 | 80.2/net in trap nets | 35% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2023 |
| 2 | Big Sugar Bush Lake | A | 522 | 57.7/net in trap nets | 29% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2022 |
| 3 | North Tamarack Lake | A | 1,442 | 21.6/net in trap nets | 26% | 10" | 0.3 lb | 2023 |
| 4 | Buffalo Lake | A | 418 | 59.9/net in trap nets | 37% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2022 |
| 5 | Wolf Lake | A | 1,460 | 32.3/net in trap nets | 8% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2016 |
| 6 | Height of Land Lake | A− | 3,795 | 13.2/net in trap nets | 42% | 9" | 0.4 lb | 2023 |
| 7 | Leif Lake | A− | 521 | 28.6/net in trap nets | 30% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2023 |
| 8 | Cotton Lake | A− | 1,763 | 14.8/net in trap nets | 34% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 9 | Detroit Lake | A− | 3,067 | 45.4/net in trap nets | 1% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Many Point Lake | A− | 1,701 | 56.4/net in trap nets | 1% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
Also ranked in Becker County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Smallmouth 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.