5 miles southeast of Breezy Point
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.5823° N, 94.1140° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:57 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Horseshoe Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Horseshoe Lake in 1 of the years 2019 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 806 yellow perch adults. Species stocked: yellow perch.
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 Horseshoe Lake was in August 2022: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 12 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 1.8 · 2004 1.8 · 2010 0.6 · 2016 1.2 · 2022 0.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 47 · 2004 27 · 2010 21 · 2016 15 · 2022 9.8
Walleye: 11 measured, 20 to 27 in, half 23 in or longer; average 4.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–3.6 lb).
Northern pike: 128 measured, 11 to 33 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.6–3 lb).
Largemouth bass: 193 measured, 5 to 19 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 47 measured, 6 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.37 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 278 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 8 Aug 2022, 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
Measured water clarity averages about 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 8 readings, 2010–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Horseshoe Lake is 56 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 922 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Horseshoe Lake, Sandbar Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2019 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 806 yellow perch adults.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, largemouth bass and hybrid sunfish.
About 47% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.