Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best crappie lakes in Kanabec County
11 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Kanabec County; the 7 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.
Knife Lake leads at grade A, with 8.4 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey and a 13-inch fish the biggest measured. Ann Lake is next at B+, 2.9 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2021 survey, 9% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. Quamba Lake rounds out the top three at B, a 13-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 10" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife Lake | A | 1,259 | 8.4/net in trap nets | 26% | 13" | 0.4 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Ann Lake | B+ | 654 | 2.9/net in trap nets | 9% | 11" | 0.2 lb | 2021 |
| 3 | Quamba Lake | B | 226 | 2.8/net in trap nets | 11% | 13" | 0.4 lb | 2024 |
| 4 | Eleven Lake | B | 315 | 10.1/net in trap nets | 0% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Fish Lake | B− | 506 | 1.3/net in trap nets | 24% | 11" | 0.4 lb | 2025 |
| 6 | Pomroy Lake | C+ | 412 | 0.9/net in trap nets | 33% | 12" | 0.5 lb | 2019 |
| 7 | Lewis Lake | C | 179 | 1.7/net in trap nets | 3% | 10" | 0.3 lb | 2022 |
Also ranked in Kanabec County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Bluegill · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best crappie 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.