Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best northern pike lakes in Chisago County
26 surveyed northern pike lakes sit in Chisago County; 14 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.
East Rush Lake leads at grade A−, with 6.5 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2024 survey and a 38-inch fish the biggest measured. Green Lake is next at A−, 6.8 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2023 survey, 9% of the northern pike netted over 30 inches. North Center Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 39-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 30" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Rush Lake | A− | 1,494 | 6.5/net in gill nets | 43% | 38" | 5.3 lb | 2024 |
| 2 | Green Lake | A− | 1,810 | 6.8/net in gill nets | 9% | 37" | 3.3 lb | 2023 |
| 3 | North Center Lake | A− | 749 | 6.1/net in gill nets | 24% | 39" | 4.3 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Goose Lake | B+ | 732 | 7.9/net in gill nets | 17% | 38" | 3.7 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Horseshoe Lake | B+ | 224 | 12/net in gill nets | 7% | 35" | 2.7 lb | 2025 |
| 6 | Kroon Lake | B+ | 193 | 16.3/net in gill nets | 4% | 32" | 3.2 lb | 2025 |
| 7 | South Lindstrom Lake | B | 455 | 5.3/net in gill nets | 22% | 38" | 4.4 lb | 2022 |
| 8 | Fish Lake | B | 319 | 9/net in gill nets | 4% | 34" | 2 lb | 2020 |
| 9 | North Lindstrom Lake | B | 142 | 9.8/net in gill nets | 8% | 38" | 3.3 lb | 2019 |
| 10 | Spider Lake | B | 131 | 10/net in gill nets | 16% | 33" | 3.2 lb | 2018 |
Also ranked in Chisago County: Walleye · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best northern pike 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.