Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best walleye lakes in Martin County
17 surveyed walleye lakes sit in Martin County; 14 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.
Big Twin Lake leads at grade A−, with 25.3 walleye per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey and a 27-inch fish the biggest measured. Okamanpeedan Lake is next at A−, 13.7 walleye per net in gill nets in its 2023 survey, 2% of the walleye netted over 20 inches. Clear Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 27-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 20" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Twin Lake | A− | 461 | 25.3/net in gill nets | 6% | 27" | 1.4 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Okamanpeedan Lake | A− | 2,268 | 13.7/net in gill nets | 2% | 21" | 1.1 lb | 2023 |
| 3 | Clear Lake | A− | 267 | 10.7/net in gill nets | 27% | 27" | 2.6 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Iowa Lake | B+ | 705 | 20.5/net in gill nets | 0% | 19" | 0.4 lb | 2023 |
| 5 | Imogene Lake | B+ | 186 | 16/net in gill nets | 35% | 24" | 2 lb | 2021 |
| 6 | Willmert (main bay) Lake | B+ | 335 | 9.5/net in gill nets | 12% | 24" | 1.5 lb | 2019 |
| 7 | Cedar Lake | B | 707 | 3.7/net in gill nets | 20% | 26" | 2.1 lb | 2022 |
| 8 | Sisseton Lake | B | 138 | 7.5/net in gill nets | 16% | 26" | 1.4 lb | 2023 |
| 9 | Hall Lake | B | 548 | 3.3/net in gill nets | 25% | 26" | 2.2 lb | 2023 |
| 10 | Bright Lake | B | 639 | 3/net in gill nets | 29% | 25" | 1.9 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Martin County: Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best walleye 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.