Little Pine Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

18026600

County

Crow Wing

Surface area

330 acres

Maximum depth

36 feet

Mean depth

10 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

225 acres, 68% of the lake

Shoreline

6.2 miles

Average water clarity

8.8 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Cross Lake

Latest DNR fish survey

July 2024, standard survey

Surveys on record

9, since 1960

Game fish caught in the 2024 survey

bluegill 442, yellow perch 93, northern pike 66, black crappie 60, pumpkinseed 41, rock bass 14, hybrid sunfish 11, walleye 10

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, northern sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 23 other species

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation, Whitefish Chain including connected Cross Lake Reservoir, Lower Hay, Arrowhead, Bertha, Clamshell, Big Trout, Pig, Island-Loon, Rush-Hen, Dagget, and Little Pine lakes

Crappie, Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  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.