Pelican Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

18030800

County

Crow Wing

Surface area

8,367 acres

Maximum depth

104 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

3,910 acres, 47% of the lake

Shoreline

27.8 miles

Average water clarity

16.6 feet (Secchi disk, 23 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

36, since 1978

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

walleye 22

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, trout-perch, walleye, yellow perch, and 27 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (2,000,000); walleye fingerlings (61,069); walleye fingerlings (10,484)

Stocked in 2024

walleye fry (2,000,000)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (69,103); walleye fry (3,900,000)

Stocking years on record

9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Pelican Lake, Halverson Bay Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 18 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Pelican Lake, Jones Bay Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 9 trailer spaces, toilet, run by Crow Wing County

Pelican Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 12 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Breezy Point

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

2,000 acres or more

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.