Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best crappie lakes in Beltrami County
64 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Beltrami County; 29 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.
Big Lake leads at grade A−, with 1.4 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey and a 12-inch fish the biggest measured. Rabideau Lake is next at B+, 3.6 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey, 19% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. North Twin 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 | Big Lake | A− | 3,598 | 1.4/net in trap nets | 40% | 12" | 0.4 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Rabideau Lake | B+ | 680 | 3.6/net in trap nets | 19% | 12" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 3 | North Twin Lake | B+ | 326 | 5.4/net in trap nets | 51% | 11" | 0.5 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Pimushe Lake | B+ | 1,230 | 1.6/net in trap nets | 40% | 12" | 0.5 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Black Lake | B+ | 271 | 2.6/net in trap nets | 60% | 12" | 0.4 lb | 2017 |
| 6 | Little Turtle Lake | B | 469 | 1.2/net in trap nets | 91% | 15" | 1.1 lb | 2021 |
| 7 | Cass Lake | B | 15,958 | 0.4/net in trap nets | 13% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 8 | Campbell Lake | B | 463 | 1.9/net in trap nets | 33% | 11" | 0.5 lb | 2021 |
| 9 | South Twin Lake | B | 222 | 2.5/net in trap nets | 34% | 11" | 0.4 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Sandy Lake | B | 261 | 2.4/net in trap nets | 6% | 13" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Beltrami County: Walleye · Northern pike · Muskellunge · 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.