Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best bluegill lakes in Wright County
85 surveyed bluegill lakes sit in Wright County; 37 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.
Waverly Lake leads at grade A, with 110.8 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2024 survey and a 9-inch fish the biggest measured. Somers Lake is next at A, 86.3 bluegill per net in trap nets in its 2025 survey, 6% of the bluegill netted over 8 inches. Cedar Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 9-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 8" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waverly Lake | A | 494 | 110.8/net in trap nets | 3% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 2 | Somers Lake | A | 151 | 86.3/net in trap nets | 6% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 3 | Cedar Lake | A− | 790 | 37.6/net in trap nets | 2% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 4 | Buffalo Lake | A− | 1,552 | 24.5/net in trap nets | 2% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 5 | Deer Lake | A− | 171 | 94.4/net in trap nets | 1% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2023 |
| 6 | Mink Lake | B+ | 280 | 72.9/net in trap nets | 1% | 8" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 7 | Collinwood Lake | B+ | 639 | 37.7/net in trap nets | 2% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 8 | Martha Lake | B+ | 103 | 75.7/net in trap nets | 3% | 8" | 0.3 lb | 2022 |
| 9 | Sugar Lake | B+ | 1,014 | 17.1/net in trap nets | 3% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2025 |
| 10 | Upper Maple Lake | B+ | 633 | 18.2/net in trap nets | 5% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Wright County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Yellow perch
All of Minnesota: Best bluegill 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.