Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best northern pike lakes in Isanti County
19 surveyed northern pike lakes sit in Isanti County; the 9 ranked here 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.
Green Lake leads at grade B, with 4.4 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey and a 36-inch fish the biggest measured. Little Stanchfield Lake is next at B, 11.2 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2024 survey, 12% of the northern pike netted over 30 inches. Typo Lake rounds out the top three at B, a 33-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 30" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Lake | B | 833 | 4.4/net in gill nets | 12% | 36" | 3.6 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Little Stanchfield Lake | B | 146 | 11.2/net in gill nets | 12% | 32" | 3 lb | 2024 |
| 3 | Typo Lake | B | 298 | 7.5/net in gill nets | 18% | 33" | 3.4 lb | 2016 |
| 4 | South Stanchfield Lake | B | 411 | 4.8/net in gill nets | 21% | 35" | 3.9 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Florence Lake | B | 135 | 15.5/net in gill nets | 1% | 30" | 1.9 lb | 2025 |
| 6 | Spectacle Lake | B | 246 | 6.8/net in gill nets | 7% | 36" | 1.7 lb | 2022 |
| 7 | Fannie Lake | B− | 360 | 5/net in gill nets | 16% | 35" | 4.4 lb | 2022 |
| 8 | Francis Lake | C+ | 269 | 2.5/net in gill nets | 67% | 36" | 6.1 lb | 2024 |
| 9 | Blue Lake | C− | 296 | 1.7/net in gill nets | 20% | 37" | 3.7 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Isanti 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.