Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best yellow perch lakes in Hubbard County
94 surveyed yellow perch lakes sit in Hubbard County; 49 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.
Plantagenet Lake leads at grade A, with 25.5 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2024 survey and a 12-inch fish the biggest measured. Bad Axe Lake is next at A, 71.3 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2010 survey, 2% of the yellow perch netted over 9 inches. Eighth Crow Wing Lake rounds out the top three at A, a 9-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 9" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plantagenet Lake | A | 2,531 | 25.5/net in gill nets | 19% | 12" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 2 | Bad Axe Lake | A | 303 | 71.3/net in gill nets | 2% | 11" | 0.1 lb | 2010 |
| 3 | Eighth Crow Wing Lake | A | 503 | 85.8/net in gill nets | 7% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2023 |
| 4 | Mantrap Lake | A | 1,618 | 29.3/net in gill nets | 3% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Big Sand Lake | A− | 1,639 | 18.9/net in gill nets | 1% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 6 | Alice Lake | B+ | 127 | 24.2/net in gill nets | 25% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2015 |
| 7 | Hattie Lake | B+ | 359 | 17.7/net in gill nets | 14% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2023 |
| 8 | Eleventh Crow Wing Lake | B+ | 751 | 8.9/net in gill nets | 6% | 11" | 0.1 lb | 2021 |
| 9 | Potato Lake | B+ | 2,096 | 7.5/net in gill nets | 2% | 10" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Island Lake | B+ | 541 | 18.1/net in gill nets | 2% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Hubbard 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.