Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best walleye lakes in Hubbard County
82 surveyed walleye lakes sit in Hubbard County; 40 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 Sand Lake leads at grade A, with 9.1 walleye per net in gill nets in its 2023 survey and a 30-inch fish the biggest measured. Plantagenet Lake is next at A, 16.1 walleye per net in gill nets in its 2024 survey, 4% of the walleye netted over 20 inches. Fish Hook Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 28-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 20" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Sand Lake | A | 1,639 | 9.1/net in gill nets | 52% | 30" | 2.8 lb | 2023 |
| 2 | Plantagenet Lake | A | 2,531 | 16.1/net in gill nets | 4% | 26" | 1 lb | 2024 |
| 3 | Fish Hook Lake | A− | 1,643 | 6.7/net in gill nets | 17% | 28" | 1.4 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Long Lake | A− | 1,926 | 4.3/net in gill nets | 29% | 29" | 2.3 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Blue Lake | A− | 336 | 13.8/net in gill nets | 5% | 30" | 1.1 lb | 2025 |
| 6 | Garfield Lake | A− | 972 | 7.2/net in gill nets | 23% | 26" | 1.7 lb | 2025 |
| 7 | Grace Lake | A− | 860 | 5.3/net in gill nets | 36% | 28" | 2.1 lb | 2025 |
| 8 | Kabekona Lake | A− | 2,433 | 2.6/net in gill nets | 64% | 29" | 3.5 lb | 2024 |
| 9 | East Crooked Lake | B+ | 379 | 7.7/net in gill nets | 17% | 31" | 2 lb | 2022 |
| 10 | Potato Lake | B+ | 2,096 | 5.1/net in gill nets | 7% | 27" | 1.4 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Hubbard County: Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Smallmouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best walleye 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.