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Carver County fishing lakes
Waconia Lake is Carver County's best-known fishing lake and its largest at 3,080 acres. It grades A for walleye, and Swede Lake grades A for crappie. Auburn Lake is the deepest of the county's 36 surveyed lakes at 84 feet. The DNR stocks 9 lakes here.
A Guide lake has a full page with a depth map, DNR survey data, top spots and stocking history. A Survey lake has the survey data and stocking history but no depth map, because the DNR has not published one. The rest open in the live map.
Recent fishing reports in Carver County →
Best by species: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow perch
| Lake | Fish | Acres | Max depth | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waconia Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 3,080 | 37 ft | 2025 |
| Minnewashta Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 680 | 70 ft | 2025 |
| Swede Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 433 | 12 ft | 2021 |
| Oak Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 333 | 11 ft | 2011 |
| Goose Lake Guide | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Catfish | 302 | 10 ft | 1995 |
| Riley Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Rock bass | 296 | 49 ft | 2021 |
| Auburn Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 291 | 84 ft | 2022 |
| Zumbra-Sunny Lake Guide | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 271 | 58 ft | 2025 |
| Piersons Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Tiger muskie | 267 | 40 ft | 2025 |
| Parley Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 258 | 18 ft | 2025 |
| Lotus Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Catfish | 245 | 29 ft | 2025 |
| Hydes Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 222 | 18 ft | 2017 |
| Eagle Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Tiger muskie | 183 | 14 ft | 2023 |
| Wassermann Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Tiger muskie, White bass | 170 | 41 ft | 2025 |
| Bavaria Lake Guide | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 167 | 66 ft | 2025 |
| Steiger Lake Guide | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 166 | 37 ft | 2024 |
| Miller Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 143 | 14 ft | 2006 |
| Ann Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 116 | 45 ft | 2023 |
| Virginia Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Muskie, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 105 | 34 ft | 2009 |
| Stone Lake Survey | Pike, Muskie, Crappie, Tiger muskie | 101 | 30 ft | 2006 |
| Burandt Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 97 | 24 ft | 2006 |
| Reitz Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 92 | 36 ft | 2021 |
| Susan Lake Survey | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, White bass | 88 | 17 ft | 2019 |
| Lucy Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 88 | 20 ft | 2012 |
| Kelser's Pond Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie | 20 | 34 ft | 2008 |
| Firemen's Clayhole Lake Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 9 | 23 ft | 2017 |
| Riverpointe Pond Survey | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish | 6 | 28 ft | 2015 |
| Maria Lake map only | 131 | 6 ft | 2001 | |
| Schutz Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 106 | 49 ft | 1991 |
| Turbid Lake map only | Bluegill | 41 | 37 ft | 1992 |
| Aue Lake map only | Perch | 35 | 27 ft | 1991 |
| Tamarack Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 28 | 82 ft | 1994 |
| St. Joe Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie | 20 | 52 ft | 1994 |
| Church Lake map only | Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Perch | 16 | 54 ft | 1994 |
| Brickyard Clayhole Lake map only | 14 | 43 ft | 1984 | |
| Courthouse Lake map only | Walleye, Largemouth, Pike, Bluegill, Crappie, Rainbow, Lake trout | 12 | 57 ft | 1994 |
Quick answers
Fishing in Carver County
What is the best fishing lake in Carver County?
Swede Lake grades A for crappie, the highest grade in Carver County on this site. Grades are based on DNR survey catch rates, fish size and trophy history.
How many fishing lakes are in Carver County?
The DNR has surveyed 36 lakes in Carver County, about 8,628 acres of water in all. 15 of them have a full guide page here.
What fish can you catch in Carver County?
DNR surveys have found walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rainbow trout, lake trout, tiger muskellunge, rock bass, channel catfish and white bass in Carver County lakes.
Which lake in Carver County is deepest?
Auburn Lake, at 84 feet. The largest is Waconia Lake at 3,080 acres.
Are lakes in Carver County stocked?
Yes. The DNR has stocking records for 9 of the county's 36 surveyed lakes. If a lake has a page here, it lists what the DNR stocked and when.
Featured guide spot
Your guide service here
Featured spots are bought one lake at a time. Sponsor a lake in this county and your listing runs here too, shared evenly with any other sponsor in the county. Free through December 31, 2026.
Then $20 a month from January. Cancel any time.
Survey years in grey are more than 20 years old. Surveys that old do not count toward grades.