17 miles northwest of Wolf Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 47.0115° N, 95.5401° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Ice Cracking Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:44 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Ice Cracking Lake in 1 of the years 2025 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 7,410 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Ice Cracking Lake was in August 2004: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 22 years old.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1979 5.2 · 1984 0.2 · 1990 1.8 · 1995 2.9 · 2004 4.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1979 59 · 1984 10 · 1990 9.2 · 1995 38 · 2004 14
Walleye: 41 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–3 lb).
Northern pike: 78 measured, 11 to 30 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 15 measured, 7 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 16 measured, 8 to 12 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.84 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 163 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.08 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 9 Aug 2004, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Ice Cracking Lake is 73 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 345 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2025 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 7,410 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2004 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and pumpkinseed.
About 74% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.