Panfish · sunfish family
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus · also called sunny, bream
- Typical size
- 4 to 8 in; an 8-in bluegill is considered large
- Spawns
- May into July, in colonies of nests in firm-bottomed shallows
- Eats
- Aquatic insects, snails, other small invertebrates and zooplankton
- Found in
- About two-thirds of Minnesota lakes; rare in the Lake Superior drainage
- Minnesota records
- Bluegill (certified weight): 2 lb 3 oz, 11.5 in — Big Stone Lake, Big Stone County, 2026
Bluegill (before 1980, weight not certified): 2 lb 13 oz — Alice Lake, Hubbard County, 1948
Where bluegill have been recorded
1601 of the 1,788 Minnesota lakes on this site with fish records list bluegill, across 77 counties. Tap a dot to open that lake’s depth map.
Recorded here Other lakes with fish records
How we know
- 1593lakes where a DNR fisheries survey caught them
- 82lakes the DNR has stocked with this fish; 8 of them are listed on stocking alone, because these fish keep breeding once established
A lake can appear in more than one line. A lake that isn’t listed may still have them: records exist only where someone caught, netted or stocked them.
Inland lakes on this list run from 6 to 128,184 acres (median 246) and from 3 to 500 ft deep (median 30 ft).
How many turn up in DNR surveys
Minnesota DNR lake surveys use standard gear: gill nets set offshore for 24 hours (the main gear for walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, cisco, whitefish and trout), trap nets set near shore (the main gear for bluegill, crappie and bullheads), and on some lakes electrofishing, most often for bass. The DNR reports each gear separately, as fish per net set. These rates come from the newest standard survey of each lake on this site, 1959–2025 — a measure of how many fish a lake holds, not how many an angler will catch.
- Found in
- 1467 of 1604 lakes surveyed this way
- Typical rate
- 15 per trap net where found
- Highest
- 690 per trap net
- Method
- fish per trap net set
“Typical” is the median across the lakes where the survey caught at least one. Each gear catches different fish, so the rates are not added together. In gill nets it turned up in 1247 lakes at a typical 4.0 per gill net set. By electrofishing it turned up in 7 lakes at a typical 85 per hour of electrofishing. A single survey is a snapshot of one season.
Highest survey rates on this site
- Iverson Lake, Otter Tail 1985 690
- Dallas Lake, Stearns 1983 264
- Lake Rebecca, Hennepin 2021 243
- Lotus Lake, Carver 2025 213
- Fawn Lake, Todd 2010 201
- School Section Lake, Stearns 2018 200
- Mill Pond, Scott 2016 193
- Blue Lake, Crow Wing 1982 193
- Kohlmeier Lake, Steele 2008 191
- Lake Ida, Wright 2022 182
Fish per trap net set, with survey year. Survey effort and season differ between lakes.
Often found with
Share of these lakes that also list each fish.
How to recognize it
Round and flat, olive to purplish, often with a bluish cheek and a solid black ear flap. A dark blotch sits at the rear of the soft dorsal fin. Breeding males turn bright blue and orange; females and young fish show dark vertical bars.
Don’t confuse it with
Life in a Minnesota lake
No fish is caught more often in Minnesota than the bluegill. Males sweep out nests in firm, shallow bottoms, frequently in crowded colonies, and guard the eggs and young; a single female may produce over 50,000 eggs. Spawning begins once the water warms to roughly 60°F.
Young bluegill stay in heavy weeds to avoid predators. Bigger fish, too large to interest bass, move into open water and feed on drifting zooplankton, and larger sunfish often hold 10 ft deep or more in summer. The DNR asks anglers to release big sunfish to keep populations from becoming stunted, and some lakes carry lower daily limits for the same reason.
Source: the sources below.
Rules and eating
Check the rules before you keep fish. Each lake page shows the regulations that apply there, and the Minnesota DNR fishing regulations page is the official source. Before eating fish from a particular lake, check the Minnesota Department of Health’s fish consumption guidance.
All 1601 lakes with bluegill
Show every lake, by county
Aitkin County 43
Ball Bluff Lake, Bass Lake, Big Pine Lake, Big Sandy Lake, Blackface Lake, Blind Lake, Boot Lake, Cedar Lake, Cedar Lake (Main Basin), Cedar Lake (N.E. Arm), Cedar Lake (West Bay), Cutaway Lake, Dam Lake, Elm Island Lake, Esquagamah Lake, Farm Island Lake, Fleming Lake, Gun Lake, Hill Lake (North Basin), Hill Lake (South Basin), Holy Water Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Minnewawa, Little Ball Bluff Lake, Lone Lake, Long Lake, Moulton Lake, Pine Lake, Portage Lake, Ripple Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake, Section Ten Lake, Sheriff Lake, Shumway Lake, Sissabagamah Lake, Spirit Lake, Sugar Lake, Town Line Lake, Vanduse Lake, Waukenabo Lake, Wolf Lake
Anoka County 20
Boot Lake, Centerville Lake, Club West Lake, Coon Lake, Crooked Lake, East Twin Lake, Fawn Lake, Fish Lake, Golden Lake, Ham Lake, Island Lake, Laddie Lake, Lake George, Linwood Lake, Martin Lake, Norris Lake, Otter Lake, Peltier Lake, Reshanau Lake, Spring Lake
Becker County 67
Acorn Lake, Bad Medicine Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Big Cormorant Lake, Big Sugar Bush Lake, Bijou Lake, Blueberry Lake, Boot Lake, Boyer Lake, Buck Lake, Buffalo Lake, Cotton Lake, Detroit Lake, Dinner Lake, Eagle Lake, East LaBelle Lake, Elbow Lake, Ellison Lake, Floyd Lake, Fox Lake, Height of Land Lake, Hungry Lake, Hungry Man Lakes, Ice Cracking Lake, Island Lake, Johnson Lake, Juggler Lake, Lake Eunice, Lake Ida, Lake Maud, Lake Melissa, Lake Sallie, Leif Lake, Little Bemidji Lake, Little Cormorant Lake, Little Floyd Lake, Little Sugar Bush Lake, Little Toad Lake, Long Lake, Many Point Lake, Marshall Lake, Meadow Lake, Middle Cormorant Lake, Mill Pond, Munson Lake, Muskrat Lake, Pearl Lake, Perch Lake, Pickerel Lake, Rice Lake, Rock Lake, Round Lake, Sand Lake, Sauer Lake, Shell Lake, Shipman Lake, Stakke Lake, Straight Lake, Strawberry Lake, Toad Lake, Turtle Lake, Two Inlets Lake, Upper Cormorant Lake, Waboose Lake, White Earth Lake, Wolf Lake
Beltrami County 37
Andrusia Lake, Bass Lake, Beltrami Lake, Benjamin Lake, Big Bass Lake (east basin), Big Lake, Blackduck Lake, Bullhead Lake, Buzzle Lake, Clearwater Lake, Dellwater Lake, Gilstad Lake, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, Island Lake, Kitchi Lake, Lake Bemidji (main lake), Lake Campbell, Lake Irving, Lake Julia, Lake Marquette, Lake Windigo, Little Buzzle Lake, Little Turtle Lake, Long Lake, Medicine Lake, Moose Lake, Moose Lake, Movil Lake, North Twin Lake, Pimushe Lake, South Twin Lake, Stump Lake, Three Island Lake, Turtle Lake, Turtle River Lake, Wolf Lake
Benton County 2
Big Stone County 3
Blue Earth County 9
Ballantyne Lake, Duck Lake, Eagle Lake (North), George Lake, Lake Crystal, Loon Lake, Lura Lake, Madison Lake, Mills Lake
Brown County 3
Carlton County 30
Bang Lake, Bear Lake, Big Lake, Blackhoof Lake, Bob Lake, Chub Lake, Coffee Lake, Cole Lake, Cross Lake, Eagle Lake, Echo Lake, Eddy Lake, Fond du Lac Reservoir, Graham Lake, Hanging Horn Lake, Hay Lake, Hizer Lake, Knife Falls Reservoir, Little Hanging Horn Lake, Lower (South) Island Lake, Moose Lake, Moosehead Lake, Park Lake, Sand Lake, Scanlon Reservoir, Spring Lake, Tamarack Lake, Torchlight Lake, Upper (North) Island Lake, Venoah Lake
Carver County 28
Burandt Lake, Church Lake, Eagle Lake, East Auburn Lake, Goose Lake, Hydes Lake, Lake Ann, Lake Bavaria, Lake Grace, Lake Lucy, Lake Minnewashta, Lake Riley, Lake Susan, Lake Virginia, Lake Waconia, Lotus Lake, Miller Lake, Oak Lake, Parley Lake, Piersons Lake, Reitz Lake, Schutz Lake, St. Joe Lake, Steiger Lake, Turbid Lake, Wassermann Lake, West Auburn Lake, Zumbra-Sunny Lake
Cass County 114
Agate Lake, Baby Lake, Barnum Lake, Bass Lake, Beuber Lake, Big Deep Lake, Big Portage Lake (East Bay), Big Portage Lake (West Bay), Big Sand Lake, Birch Lake, Black Water Lake, Bowen Lake, Boy Lake, Broadwater Bay, Cedar Lake, Child Lake, Cooper Lake, Crooked Lake, Crystal Lake, Deep Portage Lake, Five Point Lake, Girl Lake, Grave Lake, Gull Lake, Hand Lake, Hay Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hovde Lake, Howard Lake, Hunter Lake, Inguadona Lake (N. Bay), Inguadona Lake (S. Bay), Island Lake, Island Lake, Jack Lake, Kego Lake, Kid Lake, Knight Lake, Lake Ada, Lake George, Lake Hattie, Lake Margaret, Lake May, Lake Thirteen, Lake Twentysix, Lake Winnibigoshish, Lawrence Lake, Leavitt Lake, Leech Lake (Kabekona Bay), Leech Lake (Main Basin), Lind Lake, Little Bass Lake, Little Boy Lake, Little Sand Lake, Little Thunder Lake (East Bay), Little Thunder Lake (West Bay), Little Webb Lake, Little Wolf Lake, Little Woman Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Lower Sucker Lake, Lower Trelipe Lake, Mabel Lake, Man Lake, McKeown Lake, Mitten Lake, Moccasin Lake, Morrison Lake, Mule Lake, Norway Lake, Ox Yoke Lake, Paquet Lake, Pike Bay, Pillager Lake, Pine Lake, Pine Mountain Lake, Pleasant Lake, Ponto Lake, Portage Lake, Portage Lake, Portage Lake, Ray Lake, Rice Lake, Rock Lake, Roosevelt Lake, Sanborn Lake, Sand Lake, Silver Lake, Sixmile Lake, Steamboat Lake, Stevens Lake, Stony Lake, Sugar Lake, Swift Lake, Sylvan Lake, Sylvan Lake, Tenmile Lake, Three Island Lake, Thunder Lake, Town Line Lake, Trillium Lake, Upper Gull Lake, Upper Trelipe Lake, Variety Lake, Wabedo Lake (North East Bay), Wabedo Lake (South West Bay), Washburn Lake, Webb Lake, Welch Lake, Widow Lake, Woman Lake (main lake)
Chisago County 22
Chisago Lake (north portion), Chisago Lake (south portion), Comfort Lake, East Rush Lake, Fish Lake, Goose Lake (North Bay), Goose Lake (South Bay), Green Lake (Main Basin), Horseshoe Lake, Kroon Lake, Little Comfort Lake, Little Green Lake (Little Green), Little Lake, Mandall Lake, North Center Lake, North Lindstrom Lake, Rabour Lake, South Center Lake, South Lindstrom Lake, Spider Lake, Sunrise Lake, West Rush Lake
Clay County 3
Clearwater County 15
Bagley Lake, Big LaSalle Lake, Deep Lake, Elk Lake, Falk Lake, Lake Itasca, Lake Lomond, Lindberg Lake, Long Lost Lake, Minerva Lake, Minnow Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Pine Lake, Rockstad Lake, Walker Brook Lake
Cook County 10
Bearskin Lake, Caribou Lake, Dyers Lake, East Bearskin Lake, Hungry Jack Lake, Iron Lake, Little Iron Lake, Loon Lake, Tait Lake, Two Island Lake
Cottonwood County 6
Bingham Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Double Lake (North Portion), Mountain Lake, Summit Lake, Talcot Lake
Crow Wing County 103
Adney Lake, Arrowhead Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Bay Lake, Bertha Lake, Big Trout Lake, Blue Lake, Borden Lake, Butterfield Lake, Camp Lake, Clamshell Lake, Clark Lake, Clear Lake, Clearwater Lake, Crooked Lake (Main Bay), Crooked Lake (Sugar Bay), Cross Lake Reservoir, Crow Wing Lake, Daggett Lake, Dolney Lake, Eagle Lake, East Fox Lake, East Twin Lake, Fawn Lake, Gladstone Lake, Goodrich Lake, Greer Lake, Hanks Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Huntington Mine, Island Lake, Island Lake, Jail Lake, June Lake, Kego Lake, Kimball Lake, Lake Edna, Lake Edward, Lake Emily, Lake Hubert, Lake Mary, Little Hubert Lake, Little Ox Lake, Little Pelican Lake, Little Pine Lake, Lizzie Lake, Lougee Lake, Love Lake, Lower Cullen Lake, Lower Hay Lake, Lower Mission Lake, Lower Whitefish Lake, Lows Lake, Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Lake, Mayo Lake, Middle Cullen Lake, Middle Whipple Lake, Mitchell Lake, Nisswa Lake, Nokay Lake, North Long Lake, O'Brien Lake (Northeast Bay), O'Brien Lake (Southwest Bay), Ossawinnamakee Lake, Ox Lake, Pelican Lake, Pennington Mine, Perch Lake, Perry Lake, Pickerel Lake, Pig Lake, Pine Lake, Platte Lake, Portage Lake, Portsmouth Mine, Rabbit Lake (East Portion), Rabbit Lake (West Portion), Red Sand Lake, Rice Lake, Rogers Lake, Ross Lake, Round Lake, Roy Lake, Rush Lake, Ruth Lake, Sagamore Mine, Serpent Lake, Sibley Lake, Smith Lake, Smokey Hollow Lake, South Long Lake, Star Lake, Trout Lake, Upper Cullen Lake, Upper Hay Lake, Upper Mission Lake, Upper South Long Lake, Velvet Lake, West Fox Lake, West Twin Lake, White Sand Lake, Whitefish Lake
Dakota County 11
Bur Oaks Pond, Carlson Lake, Crystal Lake, Fish Lake, Holland Lake, Lake Byllesby, Lake Rebecca, Marion Lake, Orchard Lake, Pickerel Lake, Rogers Lake
Douglas County 47
Blackwell Lake, Burgen Lake, Chippewa Lake, Cook Lake, Devils Lake, Freeborn Lake, Indian Lake, Lake Aaron, Lake Agnes, Lake Andrew, Lake Brophy, Lake Carlos, Lake Cowdrey, Lake Darling, Lake Geneva, Lake Henry, Lake Ida, Lake Ina, Lake Irene, Lake Jessie, Lake Latoka, Lake Le Homme Dieu, Lake Louise, Lake Mary, Lake Miltona, Lake Mina, Lake Moses, Lake Rachel, Lake Stony, Lake Victoria, Little Chippewa Lake, Lobster Lake (East Bay), Lobster Lake (West Bay), Lottie Lake, Maple Lake, Mill Lake, Nelson Lake, North Union Lake, Pocket Lake, Red Rock Lake, Smith Lake, South Oscar Lake, Stowe Lake, Turtle Lake, Union Lake, Vermont Lake, Whiskey Lake
Faribault County 1
Freeborn County 5
Albert Lea Lake, Fountain Lake (East Bay), Fountain Lake (West Bay), Morin Lake, Pickeral Lake
Goodhue County 2
Grant County 6
Barrett Lake, Elk Lake, Lower Elk Lake, Pelican Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake, Thompson Lake
Hennepin County 51
Bass Lake, Bde Maka Ska, Brownie Lake, Bryant Lake, Bush Lake, Cedar Lake, Christmas Lake, Dutch Lake, Eagle Lake, East Sarah Lake, Fish Lake, Forest Lake, Gleason Lake (Main Lake), Hafften Lake, Halfmoon Lake, Hidden Lake, Hyland Lake, Lake Harriet, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Independence, Lake Minnetonka, Lake Nokomis, Lake Rebecca, Lake Smetana, Lake of the Isles, Langdon Lake, Long Lake, Lower Twin Lake, Medicine Lake, Middle Twin Lake, Mitchell Lake, North Anderson Lake, North Little Long Lake, Parkers Lake, Peavey Lake, Pike Lake, Pomerleau Lake, Red Rock Lake, Rice Lake, Schmidt Lake, South Little Long Lake, Southeast Anderson Lake, Spurzem Lake, Staring Lake, Sweeney Lake, Tanager Lake, Upper Twin Lake, Weaver Lake, West Sarah Lake, Whaletail Lake, Wirth Lake
Houston County 1
Hubbard County 84
Benedict Lake, Big Bass Lake, Big Sand Lake, Big Stony Lake, Blue Lake, Boulder Lake, Cedar Lake, Coon Lake, Dead Lake, Deer Lake, Duck Lake, Eagle Lake, East Crooked Lake, Eighth Crow Wing Lake, Eleventh Crow Wing Lake (East), Eleventh Crow Wing Lake (Main), Emma Lake, Evergreen Lake, Fifth Crow Wing Lake, First Crow Wing Lake, Fishhook Lake, Fourth Crow Wing Lake, Frontenac Lake, Garfield Lake, Gilmore Lake, Grace Lake, Ham Lake, Hennepin Lake, Hinds Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Ida Lake, Indian Lake, Island Lake, Island Lake, Kabekona Lake, LaSalle Lake, Lake Belle Taine, Lake George, Lake Hattie, Lake Minnie, Lake Plantagenet, Lake Twentyone, Little Mantrap Lake, Little Sand Lake, Long Lake, Lord Lake, Lower Bottle Lake, Mantrap Lake (East Basin), Mantrap Lake (Home Bay), Mantrap Lake (Middle Basin), Mantrap Lake (Mirror Bay), Mantrap Lake (West Arm), Mary Lake, Middle Crooked Lake, Midge Lake, Moran Lake, Mow Lake, Nagel Lake, Nelson Lake, Ninth Crow Wing Lake, Ojibway Lake, Palmer Lake, Pickerel Lake, Portage Lake, Potato Lake, Round Lake, Schoolcraft Lake, Second Crow Wing Lake, Seventh Crow Wing Lake, Shallow Lake, Shingobee Lake, Sixth Crow Wing Lake, Spearhead Lake, Spider Lake (East Bay), Spider Lake (NE/SW Bay), Stocking Lake, Sweitzer Lake, Tenth Crow Wing Lake, Third Crow Wing Lake, Tripp Lake, Upper Bottle Lake, Upper Twin Lake, Waboose Lake, West Crooked Lake
Isanti County 16
Baxter Lake, Blue Lake (North Bay), Blue Lake (South Bay), Elms Lake, Florence Lake, Green Lake, Lake Fannie, Lake Francis, Little Stanchfield Lake, Long Lake, Lory Lake, North Stanchfield Lake, Skogman Lake, South Stanchfield Lake, Spectacle Lake, Typo Lake
Itasca County 142
Alice Lake, Anderson Lake, Antler Lake, Ball Club Lake, Balsam Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Battle Lake, Bear Lake, Beatrice Lake, Beauty Lake, Bello Lake, Big Dick Lake, Big Island Lake, Big Ole Lake, Big Too Much Lake, Birds Eye Lake, Black Island Lake, Blandin Lake, Bluewater Lake, Bowstring Lake, Brush Shanty Lake, Busties Lake, Cameron Lake, Caribou Lake, Cedar Lake, Chase Lake, Clear Lake, Clearwater Lake, Clubhouse Lake, Connors Lake, Coon Lake, Coon-Sandwick Lake (Coon), Coon-Sandwick Lake (Sand), Crooked Lake, Crooked Lake, Crooked Lake, Cut Foot Sioux Lake (East Bay), Cut Foot Sioux Lake (Main Bay), Dead Horse Lake, Deer Lake, Deer Lake, Dinner Pail Lake, Dixon Lake, Dora Lake, Dunbar Lake, Eagle Lake, East Lake, East Smith Lake, Five Island Lake, Forest Lake, Fox Lake, Grass Lake, Grave Lake, Gunn Lake, Hale Lake, Hale Lake, Hartley Lake, Hatch Lake, Hay Lake, Helen Lake, Highland Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Island Lake, Island Lake, Jack the Horse Lake (North), Jack the Horse Lake (South), Jay Gould Lake, Jessie Lake, Johnson Lake, Johnson Lake, LaCroix Lake, Lake Elizabeth, Lawrence Lake, Little Bass Lake, Little Bass Lake, Little Bowstring Lake, Little Island Lake, Little Jay Gould Lake, Little Jessie Lake, Little North Star Lake, Little Sand Lake, Little Spring Lake, Little Too Much Lake, Little Turtle Lake, Little Wabana Lake, Little Winnibigoshish Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Prairie Lake, Lundeen Lake, Maple Lake, Mirror Lake, Moose Lake, Nickel Lake, No-ta-she-bun Lake, North Star Lake, North Twin Lake, Nose Lake, Owen Lake, Pancake Lake, Peterson Lake, Pickerel Lake, Pokegama Lake (Main Bay), Pokegama Lake (Wendigo), Poplar Lake, Portage Lake, Prairie Lake, Rice Lake, Rice Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake, Ruby Lake, Sand Lake, Shallow Lake, Shallow Pond Lake, Siseebakwet Lake, Slauson Lake, Smith Lake, Snaptail Lake, South Sturgeon Lake, South Sugar Lake, South Twin Lake, Spider Lake, Split Hand Lake, Spring Lake, Stingy Lake, Swan Lake (Main Basin), Swan Lake (West Bay), Thistledew Lake, Three Island Lake, Trestle Lake, Trout Lake, Trout Lake, Turtle Lake, Wabana Lake, Wasson Lake, White Swan Lake, Whitefish Lake, Wilson Lake
Jackson County 4
Clear Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Independence, Little Spirit Lake
Kanabec County 7
Ann Lake, Fish Lake, Knife Lake, Lake Eleven, Lewis Lake, Pomroy Lake, Quamba Lake
Kandiyohi County 26
Andrew Lake, Big Kandiyohi Lake, Carrie Lake, Diamond Lake, Eagle Lake, East Solomon Lake, Elkhorn Lake, Ella Lake, Foot Lake, Games Lake, George Lake, Green Lake, Henderson Lake, Lake Calhoun, Lake Elizabeth (Main Lake), Lake Florida, Lake Lillian, Lake Wakanda (Main Basin), Long Lake, Long Lake, Nest Lake, Norway Lake, Point Lake, Ringo Lake, Swenson Lake, Willmar Lake
Kittson County 1
Koochiching County 2
Lac qui Parle County 2
Lake County 21
Ahsub Lake, Alice Lake, Amber Lake, Dunnigan Lake, East Chub Lake, East Lake, Fall Lake, Farm Lake, Garden Lake, Greenwood Lake, Isabella Lake, Lake Gegoka, Lax Lake, Ninemile Lake, North McDougal Lake, Ottertrack Lake, Sand Lake, South Farm Lake, Stewart Lake, Thomas Lake, Wind Lake
Le Sueur County 21
Clear Lake, East Jefferson Lake, Fish Lake, Frances Lake, German Lake, Gorman Lake, Greenleaf Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Emily, Lake Volney, Lake Washington, Middle Jefferson Lake, Rays Lake, Roemhildts Lake, Sabre Lake, Scotch Lake, Steele Lake, Sunfish Lake, Tetonka Lake, Upper Sakatah Lake, West Jefferson Lake
Lincoln County 4
Lyon County 3
Mahnomen County 8
Bass Lake, Island Lake, McCraney Lake, North Twin Lake, Roy Lake, Snider Lake, South Twin Lake, Tulaby Lake
Marshall County 1
Martin County 11
Amber Lake, Big Twin Lake, Budd Lake, Cedar Lake, Clear Lake, Fish Lake, Fox Lake, George Lake, Hall Lake, Sisseton Lake, South Silver Lake
McLeod County 7
Cedar Lake, Lake Hook, Lake Marion, Otter Lake, Silver Lake, Stahl's Lake, Winsted Lake
Meeker County 25
Belle Lake, Betty Lake, Big Swan Lake, Clear Lake, Dunns Lake, Francis Lake, Goose Lake, Greenleaf Lake, Hoff Lake, Lake Arvilla, Lake Erie, Lake Jennie, Lake Minnie-Belle, Lake Ripley (west portion), Lake Stella, Lake Washington, Little Mud Lake, Little Swan Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Manuella Lake, Richardson Lake, Spring Lake, Star Lake, Willie Lake
Mille Lacs County 3
Morrison County 17
Cedar Lake, Crookneck Lake, Fish Trap Lake, Green Prairie Fish Lake, Ham Lake, Lake Alexander, Lake Placid, Long Lake, Peavy Lake, Pierz Lake, Pine Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake, Round Lake, Shamineau Lake, Sullivan Lake, Sylvan Lake
Mower County 2
Murray County 3
Nicollet County 1
Nobles County 3
Olmsted County 1
Otter Tail County 61
Annie Battle Lake, Bear Lake, Big McDonald #2 Lake, Big McDonald Lake, Big Pine Lake, Block Lake, Boedigheimer Lake, Clear Lake, Clitherall Lake, Crystal Lake, Dead Lake, Deer Lake, Donalds Lake, Eagle Lake, East Battle Lake, East Leaf Lake, East Lost Lake, Elbow Lake, First Silver Lake, Fish Lake, Fladmark Lake, Iverson Lake, Lake Adley, Lake Blanche, Lake Franklin, Lake Jewett, Lake Lizzie (north portion), Leek Lake (Trowbridge), Little McDonald Lake, Little Pine Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Marion Lake, Middle Lake, Middle Leaf Lake, North Lida Lake, North Turtle Lake, Otter Tail Lake, Pelican Lake, Pickerel Lake, Portage Lake (main bay), Prairie Lake, Rose Lake, Rush Lake, Scalp Lake, Sewell Lake, Six Lake, South Lida Lake, South Turtle Lake, Spitzer Lake, Stalker Lake, Star Lake, Swan Lake, Sybil Lake, Tenmile Lake, Walker Lake, West Battle Lake, West Leaf Lake, West McDonald Lake, West Olaf Lake, Wright Lake
Pennington County 1
Pine County 16
Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Big Pine Lake, Cross Lake, Grindstone Lake, Island Lake, Lake Eleven, Lake Twelve, Net Lake, Oak Lake, Pickerel Lake, Pokegama Lake, Rock Lake, Sand Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Tamarack Lake
Polk County 10
Badger Lake, Cameron Lake, Cross Lake (Main Basin), Cross Lake (North East Bay), Hill River Lake, Lake Sarah, Maple Lake, Store Lake, Union Lake, Whitefish Lake
Pope County 14
Amelia Lake, Ann Lake, Gilchrist Lake, Goose Lake, Grove Lake, Lake Emily, Lake Linka, Lake Minnewaska, Lake Reno, Leven Lake, Pelican Lake, Scandinavian Lake, Villard Lake, Westport Lake
Ramsey County 28
Bald Eagle Lake, Beaver Lake, Crosby Lake, East Vadnais Lake, Gervais Lake, Island Lake (Basin N.of I-694), Island Lake (Basin S.of I-694), Keller Lake (main bay), Kohlman Lake, Lake Como, Lake Johanna, Lake Josephine, Lake Owasso, Lake Phalen, Lake Wabasso, Long Lake, McCarron Lake, Pike Lake, Pleasant Lake, Silver Lake (East), Silver Lake (West), Snail Lake, Spoon Lake, Sucker Lake, Turtle Lake, Twin Lake, Wakefield Lake, West Vadnais Lake
Redwood County 2
Renville County 2
Rice County 12
Cannon Lake, Cedar Lake, Circle Lake, Dudley Lake, Fox Lake, French Lake, Hunt Lake, Mazaska Lake, Roberds Lake, Shields Lake, Union Lake, Wells Lake
Roseau County 1
Scott County 15
Cedar Lake, Cleary Lake, Cynthia Lake, Fish Lake, Lower Prior Lake, McMahon Lake, Mill Pond, Murphy Lake, O'Dowd Lake, Pleasant Lake, Schneider Lake, Spring Lake, Sweetbrier Lake, Thole Lake, Upper Prior Lake
Sherburne County 22
Big Lake, Birch Lake, Briggs Lake, Camp Lake, Clear Lake, Eagle Lake, East Hunter Lake, Elk Lake, Elk Lake, Julia Lake, Lake Ann, Lake Fremont, Lake Mitchell, Long Lake, Orono Lake, Pickerel Lake, Round Lake, Rush Lake, Sandy Lake, Thompson Lake, Twin Lake, West Hunter Lake
Sibley County 2
St. Louis County 106
Aerie Lake, Armstrong Lake, Ash Lake, Ban Lake, Bass Lake, Bassett Lake, Bear Head Lake, Bear Island Lake, Birch Lake, Black Duck Lake, Burntside Lake, Cadotte Lake, Cameron Lake, Carey Lake, Caribou Lake, Coe Lake, Colby Lake, Coxey Pond, Crane Lake, Dark Lake, Dewey Lake, Dinham Lake, Dry Lake, Eagles Nest #1 Lake, Eagles Nest #3 Lake, Eagles Nest Lake Number 2, East Twin Lake, East Vermilion Lake, Echo Lake, Elbow Lake, Elbow Lake, Elephant Lake, Elliot Lake, Ely Lake, Embarrass Lake, Esquagama Lake, Fish Lake Flowage (East Bay), Fish Lake Flowage (Main Basin), Fredenberg Lake, Gate Lake, Grand Lake, Harris Lake, High Lake, Iron Chief Complex Lake, Island Lake, Island Lake Reservoir (E.Basin), Island Lake Reservoir (W.Basin), Johnson Lake, Kabetogama Lake, Kjostad Lake, Lake Leander, Leora Lake, Little Dry Lake, Little Grand Lake, Little Grand Lake, Little Sand Lake, Little Stone Lake, Little Vermilion Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Loon Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Comstock Lake, Maple Leaf Lake, Martin Lake, Mashkenode Lake, McQuade Lake, Mud Hen Lake, Mukooda Lake, Murphy Lake, Myrtle Lake, Namakan Lake, Nichols Lake, Pelican Lake, Perch Lake, Pfeiffer Lake, Pike Lake, Pine Lake, Pleasant Lake, Prairie Lake, Sabin Lake, Sand Lake, Sand Point Lake, Schubert Lake, Section Fourteen Lake, Shagawa Lake, Shannon Lake, Silver Lake, South Twin Lake, St. Mary's Lake, Strand Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Trout Lake, Upper Comstock Lake, Virginia Lake, West Sturgeon Lake, West Twin Lake, West Vermilion Lake, White Iron Lake, Whiteface Reservoir, Whitewater Lake, Wild Rice Lake Reservoir, Wynne Lake
Stearns County 75
Achman Lake, Beaver Lake, Becker Lake, Big Fish Lake, Big Lake, Big Spunk Lake, Big Watab Lake, Black Oak Lake, Bolfing Lake, Carnelian Lake, Cedar Island Lake (East Lake), Cedar Island Lake (Koetter Lake), Cedar Island Lake (Main Bay), Cedar Island Lake (Mud Lake), Cedar Lake, Clear Lake, Crooked Lake, Dallas Lake, Deep Lake, Eden Lake, Feldges Lake, Goodners Lake, Grand Lake, Great Northern Lake, Heratige Center Ponds, Hinz Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hulbert Lake, Island Lake, Kalla Lake, Kings Lake, Knaus Lake, Koop Lake, Kraemer Lake, Krays Lake, Kreigle Lake, Lake George, Lake Koronis (main lake), Lake Maria, Lake Marie, Linneman Lake, Little Rice Lake, Little Watab Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lower Spunk Lake, Maria Lake, Middle Spunk Lake, Minnie Lake, North Brown's Lake, Ochotto Lake, Otter Lake, Pearl Lake, Pelican Lake, Pine Lake, Pitts Lake, Pleasant Lake, Quinn Lake, Rice Lake, Rossier Lake, Sagatagan Lake, Sand Lake, Schmid Lake, Schneider Lake, School Section Lake, St. Anna Lake, Stump Lake, Sylvia Lake, Two Rivers Lake, Vails Lake, Warner Lake, Watab Lake, Zumwalde Lake
Steele County 2
Stevens County 3
Swift County 4
Camp Lake, Lake Oliver (east portion), Monson Lake, Oliver Lake (west portion)
Todd County 41
Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Beauty Lake, Big Birch Lake, Big Lake, Big Swan Lake, Buck Lake, Cedar Lake, Charlotte Lake, Coal Lake, Dower Lake, Fawn Lake, Fuller Lake, Guernsey Lake, Hennessy Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Juergens Lake, Lady Lake, Lake Osakis, Lake Pepin, Latimer Lake, Lily Lake, Little Birch Lake, Little Sauk Lake, Little Swan Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake (Main Basin), Maple Lake, Mary Lake, Mill Lake, Mons Lake, Moose Lake, Mound Lake, Mountain Lake, Pine Island Lake, Sauk Lake (North Bay), Sauk Lake (Southwest Bay), Star Lake, Thunder Lake, Turtle Lake
Traverse County 1
Wadena County 4
Waseca County 4
Washington County 26
Battle Creek Lake, Big Carnelian Lake, Big Marine Lake, Bone Lake, Carver Lake, Clear Lake, Forest Lake, Goose Lake, Halfbreed Lake, Lake De Montreville, Lake Elmo, Lake Jane, Lake Olson, Lily Lake, Little Carnelian Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Mays Lake, Powers Lake, Shields Lake, South School Section Lake, Square Lake, Sunset Lake, Tanners Lake, White Bear Lake
Watonwan County 2
Winona County 2
Wright County 87
Albert Lake, Ann Lake, Bass Lake, Beebe Lake, Bertram Lake, Birch Lake, Birch Lake, Black Lake, Brooks Lake, Buffalo Lake, Camp Lake, Cassidy Lake, Cedar Lake, Cedar Lake, Clearwater Lake (East), Clearwater Lake (West), Cokato Lake, Collinwood Lake, Constance Lake, Crawford Lake, Dans Lake, Dean Lake, Deer Lake, Dog Lake, Dutch Lake, Eagle Lake, East Lake Sylvia, Ember Lake, Emma Lake, First Lake, Fish Lake, Foster Lake, French Lake, Goose Lake, Granite Lake, Grass Lake, Henshaw Lake, Hidden Lake, Howard Lake, Ida Lake, Indian Lake, Lake Augusta, Lake Caroline, Lake Charlotte, Lake Ida, Lake John, Lake Martha, Lake Mary, Lake Mary, Lake Pulaski (main bay), Lake Union, Light Foot Lake, Limestone Lake, Little Cedar Lake, Little Eagle Lake, Little Rock Lake, Little Waverly Lake, Locke Lake, Long Lake, Louisa Lake, Millstone Lake, Mink Lake, Mink Lake, Moose Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Nixon Lake, North Berthiaume Lake, North Twin Lake, Pickeral Lake, Pleasant Lake, Ramsey Lake, Rice Lake, Rock Lake, Round Lake, Scott Lake, Sheldon Lake, Silver Lake, Somers Lake, South Berthiaume Lake, South Twin Lake, Sugar Lake, Sullivan Lake, Upper Maple Lake, Waverly Lake, West Lake Sylvia, Wiegand Lake
Yellow Medicine County 4
Sources
- Minnesota DNR: Sunfish biology and identification
- Minnesota DNR: How to catch a sunfish
- Minnesota DNR MinnAqua species profile: Bluegill
- Minnesota DNR MinnAqua: Minnesota Fish Watch (PDF)
- Minnesota DNR: Fish species classification for the lake index of biological integrity (native and non-native species)
- Minnesota DNR lake surveys (LakeFinder) — lake records, stocking and survey catch rates. Minnesota DNR contributed to this work.
- Minnesota DNR state record fish (certified and non-certified weight lists; angler names are not reproduced here)