Public access
Mud Lake
Rice County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Fox Lake
Lake-specific eating adviceInfested waters listPublic accessStocked 2025
Fox Lake is a 312-acre lake in Rice County, 47 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2023. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 66002900
- County
- Rice
- Surface area
- 312 acres
- Maximum depth
- 47 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 139 acres, 45% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.1 miles
- Average water clarity
- 4.3 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Millersburg
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2023, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 9, since 1982
- Game fish caught in the 2023 survey
- bluegill 333, yellow perch 220, northern pike 91, walleye 61, black crappie 52, largemouth bass 16
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 11 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (69,500)
- Stocked in 2023
- northern pike fry (34,830); walleye fry (69,500)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (139,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Fox Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 7 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Eating advice, general populations
- crappie: all sizes - 2 servings/week
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Stocked in the last 3 years
- Yes
- Lake-specific eating advice
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
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.