Best Ice Fishing Lakes in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Top 50 ice fishing lakes — 25 from each state. Lakes with walleye, crappie, perch, bluegill, or northern pike, plus public access and at least 10 ft of depth. Ranked by water quality grade and game fish diversity.

State-specific lists: Minnesota → Wisconsin →

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Depth	Species	Ice-Out
1	Spider (Ne Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	96 ft	13	May 2
2	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	80 ft	17	Apr 18
3	Moon Lake	Douglas	MN	A	38 ft	12	-
4	Kabekona Bay Lake	Cass	MN	A	150 ft	18	Apr 28
5	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	138 ft	23	Apr 25
6	Burntside Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	126 ft	15	Apr 30
7	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	MN	A	112 ft	19	Apr 27
8	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	MN	A	112 ft	19	Apr 27
9	Miltona Lake	Douglas	MN	A	105 ft	19	Apr 14
10	West Battle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	108 ft	17	Apr 15
11	Ten Mile Lake	Cass	MN	A	208 ft	17	Apr 25
12	Star Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	94 ft	17	Apr 16
13	Ida Lake	Douglas	MN	A	106 ft	19	Apr 16
14	Ball Club Lake	Itasca	MN	A	85 ft	11	Apr 6
15	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	55 ft	20	Apr 19
16	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	75 ft	16	Apr 19
17	Alexander Lake	Morrison	MN	A	64 ft	19	Apr 17
18	Edward Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	75 ft	15	Apr 14
19	Carlos Lake	Douglas	MN	A	163 ft	21	Apr 21
20	White Bear Lake	Washington	MN	A	83 ft	18	Apr 12
21	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	74 ft	13	Apr 18
22	Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	115 ft	14	Apr 25
23	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	66 ft	21	Apr 25
24	Trout Lake	Itasca	MN	A	135 ft	15	Apr 24
25	Sturgeon Lake	Pine	MN	A	40 ft	15	Apr 25
26	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
27	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
28	Geneva Lake Site B	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
29	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	90 ft	6	-
30	Pelican Lake	Oneida	WI	A	39 ft	6	-
31	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	74 ft	6	-
32	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	60 ft	6	-
33	Shell Lake	Washburn	WI	A	36 ft	6	-
34	Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	45 ft	5	-
35	Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	45 ft	5	-
36	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	WI	A	51 ft	6	-
37	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	79 ft	5	-
38	Red Cedar Lake	Barron	WI	A	53 ft	5	-
39	High Falls Reservoir at	Marinette	WI	A	54 ft	6	-
40	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	55 ft	5	-
41	Rock Lake	Jefferson	WI	A	60 ft	5	-
42	Bear Lake	Barron	WI	A	87 ft	5	-
43	Minocqua Lake	Oneida	WI	A	60 ft	6	-
44	Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	21 ft	6	-
45	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	95 ft	5	-
46	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	A	42 ft	4	-
47	Okauchee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	90 ft	6	-
48	Okauchee Lake-Site No. 4-at Okauchee	Waukesha	WI	A	90 ft	6	-
49	Okauchee Lake-Site No. 3-at Okauchee	Waukesha	WI	A	90 ft	6	-
50	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	63 ft	6	-