White Bass Lakes in Minnesota

49 lakes where Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys have recorded white bass.

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 white bass lakes are Rice (10), Le Sueur (8), Big Stone (3).

1.St. Louis River Estuary

St. Louis · Duluth10,255 acres

Stocking on record

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2.Lake St. Croix

Washington · Stillwater8,393 acres

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3.Lake Pepin

Goodhue · Lake City12,299 acres

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4.Cross Lake

Pine · Pine City925 acres

Special regulations

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5.Pokegama Lake

Pine · Pine City1,521 acres

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6.Big Stone Lake

Big Stone · Ortonville11,984 acres

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7.Lake Traverse

Traverse · Browns Valley10,849 acres

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8.Lac qui Parle

Lac qui Parle · Milan5,741 acres

Special regulations

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9.Lake Byllesby

Dakota · Cannon Falls1,368 acres

Stocking on record

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10.Lake Emily

Pope · Hancock2,316 acres

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11.Lake Zumbro

Olmsted · Oronoco715 acres

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12.Fish Lake

Kanabec · Mora506 acres

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All 49 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 St. Croixnear Stillwater	Washington	Statewide	8,393	78 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Pepinnear Lake City	Goodhue	Statewide	12,299	60 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Cross Lakenear Pine City	Pine	Special	925	30 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Pokegama Lakenear Pine City	Pine	Special	1,521	25 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Stone Lakenear Ortonville	Big Stone	Statewide	11,984	16 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Traversenear Browns Valley	Traverse	Statewide	10,849	12 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac qui Parlenear Milan	Lac qui Parle	Special	5,741	15 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Byllesbynear Cannon Falls	Dakota	Statewide	1,368	50 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Emilynear Hancock	Pope	Statewide	2,316	6 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Zumbronear Oronoco	Olmsted	Statewide	715	43 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lakenear Mora	Kanabec	Statewide	506	8 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Tetonkanear Waterville	Le Sueur	Statewide	1,358	35 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Marshnear Correll	Big Stone	Statewide	4,462	5 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Winonanear Winona	Winona	Statewide	308	38 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
French Lakenear Faribault	Rice	Statewide	876	56 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Roberds Lakenear Shieldsville	Rice	Statewide	632	43 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Spirit Lakenear Jackson	Jackson	Statewide	624	8 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Madisonnear Madison Lake	Blue Earth	Statewide	1,447	59 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Artichoke Lakenear Correll	Big Stone	Statewide	1,971	16 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Cannon Lakenear Faribault	Rice	Statewide	1,593	15 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Prior Lakenear Grainwood	Scott	Special	956	60 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Cedar Lakenear Warsaw	Rice	Statewide	902	42 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
German Lakenear Greenland	Le Sueur	Statewide	889	51 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
East Jefferson Lakenear Marysburg	Le Sueur	Statewide	685	37 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Mazaska Lakenear Shieldsville	Rice	Special	688	50 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Prior Lakenear Grainwood	Scott	Special	386	50 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Hendricks Lakenear Hendricks	Lincoln	Statewide	1,522	9 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
West Jefferson Lakenear Marysburg	Le Sueur	Statewide	439	24 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Shields Lakenear Shieldsville	Rice	Special	940	42 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Sakatah Lakenear Waterville	Le Sueur	Statewide	892	12 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Circle Lakenear Lonsdale	Rice	Statewide	838	14 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
South Silver Lakenear Fairmont	Martin	Statewide	252	22 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Jackson	Jackson	Statewide	708	8 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Iowa Lakenear Fairmont	Martin	Statewide	705	9 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Wells Lakenear Faribault	Rice	Statewide	677	4 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Spring Lakenear Prior Lake	Scott	Statewide	592	37 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Gorman Lakenear Le Center	Le Sueur	Statewide	521	14 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Spring Lakenear Hastings	Dakota	Statewide	1,494	17 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Fox Lakenear Millersburg	Rice	Statewide	312	47 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabre Lakenear Cordova	Le Sueur	Statewide	258	13 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Round Lake	Jackson	Statewide	930	9 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Bright Lakenear Ceylon	Martin	Statewide	639	7 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Middle Jefferson Lakenear Marysburg	Le Sueur	Statewide	667	8 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Pleasant Lakenear North Oaks	Ramsey	Special	607	58 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Sakatah Lakenear Morristown	Rice	Statewide	372	7 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Del Clark Lakenear Canby	Yellow Medicine	Statewide	156	30 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
East Vadnais Lakenear Vadnais Heights	Ramsey	Statewide	393	58 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Stone NWR East Poolnear Odessa	Lac qui Parle	Statewide	1,286	—	25 out of 100 Lake Score

Other species

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I catch white bass in Minnesota?

DNR surveys have recorded white bass in 49 of the lakes in this directory. The top-ranked are St. Louis River Estuary (St. Louis County), Lake St. Croix (Washington County), Lake Pepin (Goodhue County).

Are there special regulations for white bass?

Statewide seasons and limits apply unless a lake has its own rule. 8 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.