Black Crappie Fishing in Minnesota
Top 25 lakes ranked by stocking volume
Minnesota stocks black crappie in 25 known waters, ranging from small impoundments to multi-thousand-acre reservoirs. The lakes below are sorted by recent stocking volume — quantity isn't everything, but it's a strong proxy for how much effort the state agency is putting into a given fishery.
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Top Black Crappie lakes in Minnesota
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Total stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pine | Clearwater | 1,236 | 8,146 |
| 2 | Pelican | Stearns | 291 | 7,574 |
| 3 | Hendricks | Lincoln | 1,522 | 7,500 |
| 4 | Cokato | Wright | 553 | 6,500 |
| 5 | Point | Kandiyohi | 174 | 3,383 |
| 6 | Long | Isanti | 387 | 3,220 |
| 7 | Fourteen | St. Louis | 386 | 3,075 |
| 8 | Jennie | Meeker | 1,069 | 3,000 |
| 9 | White Swan | Itasca | 165 | 3,000 |
| 10 | Turtle | Becker | 196 | 1,850 |
| 11 | Orono | Sherburne | 300 | 1,600 |
| 12 | Rice | Hennepin | 365 | 1,500 |
| 13 | Perch | Lincoln | 246 | 1,491 |
| 14 | Otter | Anoka | 302 | 1,419 |
| 15 | Yankton | Lyon | 403 | 1,200 |
| 16 | Town Line | Cass | 698 | 1,036 |
| 17 | Cable | Polk | 194 | 1,000 |
| 18 | Torch Light | Carlton | 126 | 975 |
| 19 | Long Tom | Big Stone | 147 | 890 |
| 20 | Hartley | Crow Wing | 136 | 800 |
| 21 | Locke | Wright | 140 | 700 |
| 22 | Timber | Jackson | 191 | 665 |
| 23 | Island | Itasca | 285 | 625 |
| 24 | School Section | Stearns | 211 | 536 |
| 25 | Agate | Cass | 157 | 500 |
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