Minnesota · ranked from DNR surveys
Best yellow perch lakes in Wright County
73 surveyed yellow perch lakes sit in Wright County; 22 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.
Buffalo Lake leads at grade A, with 30.6 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2025 survey and a 11-inch fish the biggest measured. Waverly Lake is next at A−, 35.2 yellow perch per net in gill nets in its 2024 survey, 1% of the yellow perch netted over 9 inches. Collinwood Lake rounds out the top three at A−, a 9-inch fish the biggest measured.
| # | Lake | Grade | Acres | Survey catch rate | Over 9" | Biggest Surveyed | Avg wt | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Lake | A | 1,552 | 30.6/net in gill nets | 1% | 11" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 2 | Waverly Lake | A− | 494 | 35.2/net in gill nets | 1% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
| 3 | Collinwood Lake | A− | 639 | 20.4/net in gill nets | 2% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 4 | Little Waverly Lake | B+ | 338 | 13.7/net in gill nets | 9% | 9" | 0.2 lb | 2024 |
| 5 | Camp Lake | B+ | 123 | 14.1/net in gill nets | 19% | 10" | 0.2 lb | 2018 |
| 6 | Dutch Lake | B+ | 162 | 18/net in gill nets | 4% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2016 |
| 7 | Cokato Lake | B | 553 | 9.2/net in gill nets | 1% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
| 8 | Constance Lake | B | 175 | 6.5/net in gill nets | 44% | 11" | 0.3 lb | 2021 |
| 9 | Howard Lake | B | 745 | 38.2/net in gill nets | 0% | 8" | 0.1 lb | 2024 |
| 10 | Somers Lake | B | 151 | 52.2/net in gill nets | 0% | 9" | 0.1 lb | 2025 |
Also ranked in Wright County: Walleye · Northern pike · Largemouth bass · Crappie · Bluegill
All of Minnesota: Best yellow perch 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.