Burbot (Eelpout) Lakes in Minnesota

143 lakes where Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys have recorded burbot (eelpout).

A species appears here when it turned up in a DNR survey net or electrofishing run, which tells you the fish is present — not how many there are. The counties with the most burbot (eelpout) lakes are St. Louis (34), Cook (26), Lake (25).

New to the species? Read How to Catch Burbot (Eelpout) in Minnesota: Night Ice Fishing, Limits & Lakes.

1.St. Louis River Estuary

St. Louis · Duluth10,255 acres

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2.Lake Pepin

Goodhue · Lake City12,299 acres

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3.Leech Lake

Cass · Walker103,444 acres

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4.Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods · Long Point725,583 acres

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5.Lake Vermilion

St. Louis · Tower39,272 acres

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6.Mille Lacs Lake

Mille Lacs · Garrison128,250 acres

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7.Cross Lake

Pine · Pine City925 acres

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8.Lake Kabetogama

St. Louis · Ray24,034 acres

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9.Pokegama Lake

Pine · Pine City1,521 acres

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10.Cass Lake

Beltrami · Cass Lake15,958 acres

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11.Rainy Lake

St. Louis · International Falls210,200 acres

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12.Lake Winnibigoshish

Cass · Bena56,471 acres

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All 143 lakes

Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.

Lake	County	Regs	Acres	Max depth	Score
St. Louis River Estuarynear Duluth	St. Louis	Statewide	10,255	55 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Pepinnear Lake City	Goodhue	Statewide	12,299	60 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Leech Lakenear Walker	Cass	Special	103,444	150 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake of the Woodsnear Long Point	Lake of the Woods	Special	725,583	210 ft	84 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	St. Louis	Special	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Mille Lacs Lakenear Garrison	Mille Lacs	Special	128,250	42 ft	81 out of 100 Lake Score
Cross Lakenear Pine City	Pine	Special	925	30 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	St. Louis	Special	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Pokegama Lakenear Pine City	Pine	Special	1,521	25 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Cass Lakenear Cass Lake	Beltrami	Special	15,958	120 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	St. Louis	Special	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Winnibigoshishnear Bena	Cass	Special	56,471	70 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Baynear Cass Lake	Cass	Special	4,756	95 ft	78 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Nisswa	Cass	Special	10,010	80 ft	90 out of 100 Lake Score
Kabekona Lakenear Laporte	Hubbard	Special	2,433	133 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitefish Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	Special	7,714	138 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Woman Lakenear Longville	Cass	Special	5,520	54 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lake Reservoirnear Duluth	St. Louis	Special	8,001	94 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	St. Louis	Special	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	Special	1,273	61 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Red Lakenear Waskish	Beltrami	Special	119,294	15 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Crane Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Special	2,921	80 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Bemidjinear Lavinia (Beltrami)	Beltrami	Statewide	6,596	76 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Nisswa	Crow Wing	Special	1,650	51 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Turtle Rivernear Turtle River	Beltrami	Special	1,740	63 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Cedar Lakenear Aitkin	Aitkin	Statewide	1,726	105 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Point Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Special	8,527	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Sandy Lakenear McGregor	Aitkin	Special	6,125	84 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	Special	3,579	70 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Northome	Itasca	Special	3,108	35 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Cut Foot Sioux Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	Special	2,771	78 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Cohasset	Itasca	Special	2,715	76 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Swan Lakenear Pengilly	Itasca	Special	2,456	65 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Island Lakenear Babbitt	St. Louis	Statewide	2,362	62 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Boy Lakenear Boy River	Cass	Special	3,308	45 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Plantagenetnear Nary	Hubbard	Statewide	2,531	65 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Washburn Lakenear Outing	Cass	Statewide	1,590	111 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Saganaga Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Special	18,767	280 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Pine Lakenear Perham	Otter Tail	Special	2,080	63 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Jessie Lakenear Talmoon	Itasca	Statewide	1,740	42 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Andrusia Lakenear Cass Lake	Beltrami	Special	1,596	60 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Turtle Lakenear Bemidji	Beltrami	Special	1,607	45 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Mitchell Lakenear Emily	Crow Wing	Special	429	78 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Serpent Lakenear Crosby	Crow Wing	Statewide	1,116	65 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Thunder Lakenear Remer	Cass	Statewide	1,347	95 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Bemidji	Beltrami	Special	1,076	57 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Bad Medicine Lakenear Ponsford	Becker	Special	803	84 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Movil Lakenear Bemidji	Beltrami	Special	855	50 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Pine Lakenear Perham	Otter Tail	Special	4,728	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Rush Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	Special	858	105 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Blackduck Lakenear Blackduck	Beltrami	Special	2,711	28 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
White Iron Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Special	3,237	47 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Bowstring Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	Statewide	9,528	32 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Irvingnear Bemidji	Beltrami	Statewide	662	19 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Mountain Lakenear Backus	Cass	Statewide	1,617	80 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Gunflint Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	4,009	200 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Siseebakwet Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	Statewide	1,210	105 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Prairie Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	Statewide	1,331	31 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Sylvan Lakenear Pillager	Cass	Special	894	57 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Bertha Lakenear Jenkins	Crow Wing	Special	337	64 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Lakenear Armour Number Two Mine	Crow Wing	Special	272	525 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	Special	2,860	24 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Dam Lakenear Aitkin	Aitkin	Special	598	48 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Cokato Lakenear Cokato	Wright	Statewide	553	52 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Ponto Lakenear Backus	Cass	Statewide	388	60 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Snowbank Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	4,655	150 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Farm Lakenear Ely	Lake	Special	1,292	56 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #1 Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	324	76 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitewater Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	St. Louis	Statewide	1,212	73 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Echo Lakenear Buyck	St. Louis	Statewide	1,142	10 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Silver Island Lakenear Isabella	Lake	Statewide	1,239	16 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Aitkin	Aitkin	Statewide	634	59 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Garden Lakenear Ely	Lake	Special	653	55 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Vermilion Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Special	1,288	52 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Minnewawa Lakenear McGregor	Aitkin	Special	2,351	21 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
South Farm Lakenear Ely	Lake	Special	564	31 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Fall Lakenear Winton	Lake	Statewide	2,258	32 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Colby Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	St. Louis	Statewide	518	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Embarrass Lakenear Biwabik	St. Louis	Statewide	463	19 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Johnson Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	456	18 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	1,301	65 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	2,498	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Sea Gull Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Special	3,958	145 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Nels Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	182	30 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	1,904	22 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Sagamore Minenear Riverton	Crow Wing	Special	119	210 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Isanti	Isanti	Statewide	387	15 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Lakenear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	2,122	113 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Poplar Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	764	73 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #3 Lakenear Soudan	St. Louis	Statewide	1,028	49 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Three Lakenear Forest Center	Lake	Statewide	904	37 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Special	168	40 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Triangle Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	300	43 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Lakenear Isabella	Lake	Special	486	11 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Knife Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	4,919	179 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Homer Lakenear Lutsen	Cook	Statewide	434	22 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Boulder Lakenear Duluth	St. Louis	Statewide	3,260	18 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Takucmich Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	338	150 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Ottertrack Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	1,134	116 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Knife Lakenear Ely	Lake	Statewide	700	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Greenwood Lakenear Isabella	Lake	Statewide	1,329	7 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
South Twin Lakenear Aurora	St. Louis	Statewide	118	48 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
McFarland Lakenear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	386	49 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	1,026	113 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Ed Shave Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	90	17 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Magnetic Lakenear Maple Hill	Cook	Statewide	447	90 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Red Rock Lakenear Tofte	Cook	Statewide	451	64 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
August Lakenear Isabella	Lake	Statewide	229	19 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Astrid Lakenear Buyck	St. Louis	Statewide	120	30 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Jeanette Lakenear Buyck	St. Louis	Statewide	612	15 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Clearwater Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	1,344	130 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Ester Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	Statewide	374	110 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Harrietnear Isabella	Lake	Statewide	265	37 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
South Lakenear Maple Hill	Cook	Statewide	1,145	140 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Balsam Lakenear Taconite	Itasca	Statewide	259	29 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Sawbill Lakenear Tofte	Cook	Statewide	834	45 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Island Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	884	85 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Tom Lakenear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	404	35 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Koma Lakenear Forest Center	Lake	Statewide	250	14 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	171	36 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	192	15 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Saganaga Lakenear Tofte	Cook	Statewide	1,627	150 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
South Fowl Lakenear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	1,586	10 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
West Pike Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	788	120 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Hanson Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	Statewide	289	100 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Cherry Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	Statewide	153	100 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Daniels Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	509	90 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	167	68 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Statewide	184	135 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	Statewide	71	24 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Cherokee Lakenear Tofte	Cook	Statewide	837	142 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Mitawan Lakenear Isabella	Lake	Statewide	191	24 ft	28 out of 100 Lake Score
Gillis Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	616	180 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Amoeber Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	Statewide	410	110 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Campers Lakenear Happy Wanderer	Lake	Statewide	48	3 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Peter Lakenear Tofte	Cook	Statewide	282	120 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Swamp River Reservoirnear Hovland	Cook	Statewide	165	10 ft	40 out of 100 Lake Score
Bog Lakenear Forest Center	Lake	Statewide	259	16 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Vista Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	166	47 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Crooked Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Statewide	244	66 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Topaz Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	Statewide	150	73 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I catch burbot (eelpout) in Minnesota?

DNR surveys have recorded burbot (eelpout) in 143 of the lakes in this directory. The top-ranked are St. Louis River Estuary (St. Louis County), Lake Pepin (Goodhue County), Leech Lake (Cass County).

Are there special regulations for burbot (eelpout)?

Statewide seasons and limits apply unless a lake has its own rule. 56 of the lakes listed here carry special regulations of some kind; each lake page shows the text. Always confirm with the current DNR fishing regulations.