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What to know

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Dakota County

Click on a lake below to find out information about where to go fishing!

Dakota CountySchwarz Lake, RosemountPickerel Lake, LilydaleBlackhawk Lake, EaganCarlson Lake, EaganCity Hall Pond, Inver Grove HeightsCobblestone Lake, Apple ValleyFish Lake, EaganGun Club Lake, Inver Grove HeightsLemay Lake, EaganMarthaler Lake, West Saint PaulMcDonough Lake, Apple ValleyPrairie View Ponds, FarmingtonRogers Lake, Mendota HeightsSchwanz Lake, EaganSchultz Lake, Apple ValleySimley Lake, Inver Grove HeightsSunset Lake, BurnsvilleAlimagnet Lake, BurnsvilleThomas Lake, EaganThompson Lake, West Saint PaulValley Lake, LakevilleWood Park Lake, BurnsvilleHolland Lake, EaganLac Lavon, Apple ValleyRebecca Lake, HastingsMississippi RiverCrytal Lake, BurnsvilleMarion Lake, Lakeville

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