Pig Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

18035400

County

Crow Wing

Surface area

196 acres

Maximum depth

56 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

75 acres, 38% of the lake

Shoreline

3.0 miles

Average water clarity

15.8 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Cross Lake

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2024, standard survey

Surveys on record

8, since 1990

Game fish caught in the 2024 survey

bluegill 284, yellow perch 67, pumpkinseed 59, northern pike 57, rock bass 48, hybrid sunfish 24, largemouth bass 15, walleye 9

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 25 other species

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by

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

Public access

Yes

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.