Lake	County	Acres	Max depth	Score
Leech Lakenear Walker	Cass	103,444	150 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Mille Lacs Lakenear Garrison	Mille Lacs	128,250	42 ft	81 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Winnibigoshishnear Bena	Cass	56,471	70 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	St. Louis	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake of the Woodsnear Long Point	Lake of the Woods	725,583	210 ft	84 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Red Lakenear Waskish	Beltrami	119,294	15 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Saganaga Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	18,767	280 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	St. Louis	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Cass Lakenear Cass Lake	Beltrami	15,958	120 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Nisswa	Cass	10,010	80 ft	90 out of 100 Lake Score
Bowstring Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	9,528	32 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	St. Louis	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Gunflint Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	4,009	200 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Bemidjinear Lavinia (Beltrami)	Beltrami	6,596	76 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	St. Louis	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitefish Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	7,714	138 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Woman Lakenear Longville	Cass	5,520	54 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Sandy Lakenear McGregor	Aitkin	6,125	84 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Trout Lakenear Manhattan Beach	Crow Wing	1,366	128 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Baynear Cass Lake	Cass	4,756	95 ft	78 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Pine Lakenear Perham	Otter Tail	4,728	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Otter Tail Lakenear Ottertail	Otter Tail	14,079	120 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	3,579	70 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Northome	Itasca	3,108	35 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Boy Lakenear Boy River	Cass	3,308	45 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
White Iron Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	3,237	47 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Cut Foot Sioux Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	2,771	78 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Cohasset	Itasca	2,715	76 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Swan Lakenear Pengilly	Itasca	2,456	65 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Kabekona Lakenear Laporte	Hubbard	2,433	133 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	2,860	24 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Island Lakenear Babbitt	St. Louis	2,362	62 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Plantagenetnear Nary	Hubbard	2,531	65 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Pokegama Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	6,721	112 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Breezy Point	Crow Wing	8,367	104 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Snowbank Lakenear Ely	Lake	4,655	150 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Birch Lakenear Babbitt	St. Louis	7,074	25 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Minnewaskanear Long Beach	Pope	8,050	32 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Pine Lakenear Perham	Otter Tail	2,080	63 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Fall Lakenear Winton	Lake	2,258	32 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Dead Lakenear Dent	Otter Tail	7,546	65 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Miltonanear Leaf Valley	Douglas	5,731	105 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Washburn Lakenear Outing	Cass	1,590	111 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Osakisnear Osakis	Todd	6,389	73 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
North Long Lakenear Merrifield	Crow Wing	6,190	97 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Green Lakenear Spicer	Kandiyohi	5,569	110 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Nisswa	Crow Wing	1,650	51 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Ten Mile Lakenear Hackensack	Cass	5,080	208 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	St. Louis	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score

Best Ice Fishing Lakes by county

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best ice fishing lake in Minnesota?

Leech Lake in Cass County ranks first for ice fishing in this directory, followed by Mille Lacs Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish. The ranking is computed from public data, so treat it as a starting point rather than a verdict.

How are these lakes ranked?

Each lake gets a ice fishing rank from Minnesota DNR records (size, depth, clarity, fish surveys, public access) and amenities mapped in OpenStreetMap. No visitor reviews are involved.