Muskellunge Fishing in Minnesota
Top 25 lakes ranked by stocking volume
Minnesota stocks muskellunge 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 Muskellunge lakes in Minnesota
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Total stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leech | Cass | 103,444 | 114,081 |
| 2 | St. Croix | Washington | 8,393 | 96,610 |
| 3 | Vermilion | St. Louis | 39,272 | 24,652 |
| 4 | White Bear | Washington | 2,428 | 24,611 |
| 5 | Minnetonka | Hennepin | 14,206 | 15,284 |
| 6 | Mille Lacs | Mille Lacs | 128,250 | 13,061 |
| 7 | Detroit | Becker | 3,067 | 12,013 |
| 8 | Island Lake Reservoir | St. Louis | 8,001 | 10,899 |
| 9 | West Battle | Otter Tail | 5,615 | 10,714 |
| 10 | Gull | Cass | 10,010 | 10,000 |
| 11 | Bemidji (main lake) | Beltrami | 6,596 | 9,359 |
| 12 | St. Louis River Estuary | St. Louis | 10,255 | 8,435 |
| 13 | Waconia | Carver | 3,080 | 6,836 |
| 14 | Big | Beltrami | 3,598 | 6,493 |
| 15 | Pelican | Otter Tail | 3,962 | 6,138 |
| 16 | Plantagenet | Hubbard | 2,531 | 5,923 |
| 17 | Miltona | Douglas | 5,731 | 5,609 |
| 18 | Forest | Washington | 2,271 | 4,816 |
| 19 | Pokegama | Itasca | 6,721 | 3,951 |
| 20 | Bald Eagle | Ramsey | 1,049 | 3,931 |
| 21 | Mantrap | Hubbard | 1,618 | 3,791 |
| 22 | East Rush | Chisago | 1,494 | 3,389 |
| 23 | French | Rice | 876 | 3,112 |
| 24 | Cross | Pine | 925 | 2,945 |
| 25 | West Rush | Chisago | 1,594 | 2,648 |
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