Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best yellow perch lakes in Becker County
81 surveyed yellow perch lakes sit in Becker County; 39 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.
Wolf Lake leads at grade A+, with 62 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2016 survey and a 12-inch fish the biggest measured. Many Point Lake is next at A, 36.6 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2023 survey, 6% of the yellow perch netted over 9 inches. Cotton Lake rounds out the top three at A, a 12-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 9" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Lake | A+ | 1,460 | 62/net in gill nets | 4% | 12" | 0.1 lb | 2016 |
| 2 | Many Point Lake | A | 1,701 | 36.6/net in gill nets | 6% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 3 | Cotton Lake | A | 1,763 | 12.8/net in gill nets | 41% | 12" | 0.3 lb | 2021 |
| 4 | Acorn Lake | A− | 154 | 115.3/net in gill nets | 1% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Town Lake | A− | 125 | 68.2/net in gill nets | 8% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 6 | Height of Land Lake | A− | 3,795 | 7.2/net in gill nets | 9% | 11" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 7 | Waboose Lake | A− | 232 | 56/net in gill nets | 1% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 8 | Little Sugar Bush Lake | A− | 221 | 40.8/net in gill nets | 1% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 9 | Two Inlets Lake | B+ | 578 | 18.2/net in gill nets | 1% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Shell Lake | B+ | 3,147 | 6.3/net in gill nets | 2% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
Also ranked in Becker County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Smallmouth 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.