Lake Sturgeon Fishing in Minnesota
Top 6 lakes ranked by stocking volume
Minnesota stocks lake sturgeon in 6 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 Lake Sturgeon lakes in Minnesota
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Total stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red (Upper Red) | Beltrami | 119,294 | 100,084 |
| 2 | Big Stone | Big Stone | 11,984 | 30,384 |
| 3 | Otter Tail | Otter Tail | 14,079 | 13,038 |
| 4 | Detroit | Becker | 3,067 | 10,514 |
| 5 | White Earth | Becker | 1,989 | 8,105 |
| 6 | St. Louis River Estuary | St. Louis | 10,255 | 2,488 |
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