Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best crappie lakes in Becker County
76 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Becker County; 37 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.
North Tamarack Lake leads at grade A, with 4.3 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2023 survey and a 15-inch fish the biggest measured. Two Inlets Lake is next at A−, 3.8 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey, 43% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. Big Cormorant Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 13-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 10" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Tamarack Lake | A | 1,442 | 4.3/net in trap nets | 47% | 15" | 0.6 lb | 2023 |
| 2 | Two Inlets Lake | A− | 578 | 3.8/net in trap nets | 43% | 13" | 0.5 lb | 2025 |
| 3 | Big Cormorant Lake | A− | 3,657 | 1.2/net in trap nets | 49% | 13" | 0.5 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Waboose Lake | A− | 232 | 28.4/net in trap nets | 1% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 5 | Winter Lake | A− | 117 | 7/net in trap nets | 100% | 12" | 0.9 lb | 2021 |
| 6 | Wolf Lake | B+ | 1,460 | 5.2/net in trap nets | 0% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2016 |
| 7 | Big Sugar Bush Lake | B+ | 522 | 2.4/net in trap nets | 47% | 12" | 0.5 lb | 2022 |
| 8 | Upper Cormorant Lake | B+ | 974 | 1.3/net in trap nets | 49% | 13" | 0.4 lb | 2025 |
| 9 | Toad Lake | B+ | 1,715 | 1/net in trap nets | 55% | 12" | 0.5 lb | 2021 |
| 10 | Detroit Lake | B+ | 3,067 | 0.8/net in trap nets | 38% | 12" | 0.5 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Becker County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Smallmouth 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.