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 no known access restrictions (access data verified for Minnesota) 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	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
3	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	80 ft	17	Apr 18
4	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
5	Moon Lake	Douglas	MN	A	38 ft	12	-
6	Geneva Lake Site B	Walworth	WI	A	135 ft	6	-
7	Kabekona Bay Lake	Cass	MN	A	150 ft	18	Apr 28
8	Fence Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	86 ft	7	-
9	Cass Lake Allens Bay	Beltrami	MN	A	120 ft	21	Apr 24
10	Fence Lake	Vilas	WI	A	86 ft	7	-
11	Cass Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	120 ft	21	Apr 24
12	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	74 ft	6	-
13	Gull Lake	Cass	MN	A	80 ft	22	Apr 21
14	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	60 ft	6	-
15	Burntside Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	126 ft	15	Apr 30
16	Shell Lake	Washburn	WI	A	36 ft	6	-
17	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	MN	A	112 ft	19	Apr 27
18	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	79 ft	5	-
19	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	MN	A	112 ft	19	Apr 27
20	Big Crawling Stone Deep Lake	Vilas	WI	A	87 ft	6	-
21	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	97 ft	18	Apr 18
22	Crawling Stone Lake	Vilas	WI	A	87 ft	6	-
23	Miltona Lake	Douglas	MN	A	105 ft	19	Apr 14
24	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	95 ft	5	-
25	West Battle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	108 ft	17	Apr 15
26	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	A	42 ft	4	-
27	Ten Mile Lake	Cass	MN	A	208 ft	17	Apr 25
28	White Sand Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	63 ft	6	-
29	Star Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	94 ft	17	Apr 16
30	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	63 ft	6	-
31	Ida Lake	Douglas	MN	A	106 ft	19	Apr 16
32	Flambeau Lake	Vilas	WI	A	78 ft	6	-
33	Ball Club Lake	Itasca	MN	A	85 ft	11	Apr 6
34	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	WI	A	103 ft	6	-
35	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	55 ft	20	Apr 19
36	Pokegama Lake	Vilas	WI	A	65 ft	6	-
37	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	75 ft	16	Apr 19
38	Lake Lucerne	Forest	WI	A	73 ft	6	-
39	Alexander Lake	Morrison	MN	A	64 ft	19	Apr 17
40	Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	92 ft	6	-
41	Edward Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	75 ft	15	Apr 14
42	Big Cedar Lake	Washington	WI	A	105 ft	4	-
43	Carlos Lake	Douglas	MN	A	163 ft	21	Apr 21
44	Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	73 ft	4	-
45	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	74 ft	13	Apr 18
46	Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	66 ft	6	-
47	Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	115 ft	14	Apr 25
48	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	102 ft	5	-
49	White Earth Lake	Becker	MN	A	120 ft	17	Apr 21
50	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	102 ft	5	-