Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys

Best crappie lakes in Le Sueur County

23 surveyed crappie lakes sit in Le Sueur County; 18 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.

Washington Lake leads at grade A, with 8.5 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey and a 13-inch fish the biggest measured. West Jefferson Lake is next at A, 56.8 crappie per net in trap nets in its 2024 survey, 6% of the crappie netted over 10 inches. East Jefferson Lake rounds out the top three at A, a 14-inch fish the biggest measured.

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#LakeGradeAcresSurvey catch rateOver 10"Biggest SurveyedAvg wtSurveyed
1Washington LakeA1,5168.5/net in trap nets14%13"0.5 lb2025
2West Jefferson LakeA43956.8/net in trap nets6%12"0.3 lb2024
3East Jefferson LakeA68526.3/net in trap nets7%14"0.9 lb2024
4Horseshoe LakeA−41713.3/net in trap nets10%12"0.1 lb2024
5German LakeA−8896.2/net in trap nets10%13"0.3 lb2024
6Volney LakeA−26918.5/net in trap nets19%11"0.2 lb2025
7Rays LakeA−16938.4/net in trap nets3%11"0.1 lb2021
8Middle Jefferson LakeA−66710.5/net in trap nets2%12"0.2 lb2018
9Tetonka LakeA−1,3584.3/net in trap nets13%11"0.3 lb2025
10Scotch LakeB+5987/net in trap nets4%10"0.3 lb2023

Also ranked in Le Sueur 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.