Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best northern pike lakes in Le Sueur County
23 surveyed northern pike lakes sit in Le Sueur County; 17 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.
Tetonka Lake leads at grade A−, with 6.6 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey and a 33-inch fish the biggest measured. Frances Lake is next at B+, 7.9 northern pike per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey, 2% of the northern pike netted over 30 inches. Sabre Lake rounds out the top three at B+, a 41-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 30" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetonka Lake | A− | 1,358 | 6.6/net in gill nets | 12% | 33" | 3.8 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Frances Lake | B+ | 927 | 7.9/net in gill nets | 2% | 35" | 1.3 lb | 2025 |
| 3 | Sabre Lake | B+ | 258 | 9.1/net in gill nets | 6% | 41" | 2.4 lb | 2021 |
| 4 | Clear Lake | B+ | 279 | 7.4/net in gill nets | 28% | 36" | 5 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | East Jefferson Lake | B+ | 685 | 5.8/net in gill nets | 9% | 34" | 2.5 lb | 2024 |
| 6 | German Lake | B | 889 | 4.4/net in gill nets | 7% | 35" | 3.4 lb | 2024 |
| 7 | Sunfish Lake | B | 121 | 10/net in gill nets | 17% | 33" | 4.9 lb | 2023 |
| 8 | Gorman Lake | B | 521 | 5.1/net in gill nets | 6% | 36" | 3.6 lb | 2025 |
| 9 | Washington Lake | B− | 1,516 | 1.7/net in gill nets | 21% | 38" | 4.4 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Dora Lake | B− | 733 | 7.4/net in gill nets | 0% | 20" | 0.7 lb | 2015 |
Also ranked in Le Sueur 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.