Public accessStocked 2025
Cross Lake
Polk County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Whitefish Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Whitefish Lake is a 243-acre lake in Polk County, 18 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 60001500
- County
- Polk
- Surface area
- 243 acres
- Maximum depth
- 18 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 183 acres, 75% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.8 miles
- Average water clarity
- 3.7 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2025, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1976
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- yellow perch 90, bluegill 73, walleye 49, pumpkinseed 32, northern pike 24, black crappie 2, rock bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 12 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (183,000)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (179,980)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (183,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
- Whitefish Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 4 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- 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.