Public accessStocked 2025
Lake Crystal
Blue Earth County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Loon Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Loon Lake is a 809-acre lake in Blue Earth County, 7 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 07009600
- County
- Blue Earth
- Surface area
- 809 acres
- Maximum depth
- 7 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 809 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 5.3 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.6 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2022, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1982
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- black crappie 128, walleye 113, yellow perch 34, bluegill 34, northern pike 11, white crappie 4, hybrid sunfish 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 9 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (606,750)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (606,750)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (1,213,500)
- Stocking years on record
- 8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Loon Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 23 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 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.