Ice Cracking Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

03015600

County

Becker

Surface area

345 acres

Maximum depth

73 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

80 acres, 23% of the lake

Shoreline

3.8 miles

Nearest town (DNR)

Ponsford

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2004, re-survey

Surveys on record

5, since 1979

Game fish caught in the 2004 survey

bluegill 164, northern pike 78, walleye 41, pumpkinseed 38, rock bass 26, black crappie 16, largemouth bass 15, hybrid sunfish 14

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 6 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fingerlings (7,410)

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Stocked in the last 3 years

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.