3 miles southeast of Breezy Point
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.5760° N, 94.1760° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:45 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
4 public access sites on Pelican Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 20 stockings of Pelican Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,000,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 10,484 walleye fingerlings.
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 Pelican Lake was in August 2020: 15 gill nets and 16 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1998 5.9 · 2003 8.7 · 2009 4.7 · 2014 4.9 · 2020 6.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1998 13 · 2003 15 · 2009 17 · 2014 18 · 2020 16
Walleye: 100 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 46 measured, 11 to 30 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 37 measured, 5 to 15 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.55 lb, below normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 39 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.3 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 323 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 10 Aug 2020, 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 17 ft: the Secchi depth across 23 readings, 2009–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Pelican Lake is 104 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 8,367 acres.
Yes. 4 public access sites are listed: Pelican Lake, Jones Bay Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, Halverson Bay Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, South, Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 20 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,000,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2020 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, walleye, yellow perch and rock bass.
About 64% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.