Public access
Fountain Lake
Wright County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Crawford Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Crawford Lake is a 110-acre lake in Wright County, 19 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2021. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 86004600
- County
- Wright
- Surface area
- 110 acres
- Maximum depth
- 19 feet
- Mean depth
- 4 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 107 acres, 97% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.9 miles
- Average water clarity
- 8.5 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2021, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1988
- Game fish caught in the 2021 survey
- bluegill 462, hybrid sunfish 94, largemouth bass 86, northern pike 31, walleye 5, pumpkinseed 5, black crappie 3
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 5 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- black crappie fingerlings (590); largemouth bass fingerlings (900); walleye yearlings (38); walleye fingerlings (903); walleye adults (75)
- Stocked in 2023
- black crappie adults (115); bluegill sunfish adults (125); largemouth bass adults (66); northern pike adults (7); walleye fry (47,890)
- Stocked in 2022
- black crappie adults (67); bluegill sunfish adults (100); largemouth bass adults (29); walleye fry (100,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Crawford Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 8 trailer spaces, run by Wright County
- Special regulation
- Black and White Crappie: Possession limit five.
- Special regulation
- Largemouth Bass: Catch-and-release only.
- Special regulation
- Perch: Possession limit ten.
- Special regulation
- Sunfish: Possession limit five.
- Special regulation
- Walleye: Possession limit two.
- 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.