2 miles southeast of Fifty Lakes
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.7454° N, 94.0941° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on West Fox Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:57 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of West Fox Lake in 3 of the years 2017 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 1,610 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2023: 1,610 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 West Fox Lake was in July 2025: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 1.6 · 2008 1.4 · 2013 1.6 · 2019 1.0 · 2025 0.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 36 · 2008 24 · 2013 15 · 2019 11 · 2025 7.3
Walleye: 12 measured, 10 to 25 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–3 lb).
Northern pike: 80 measured, 13 to 31 in, half 19 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 177 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 44 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.32 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 89 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.09 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, 28 Jul 2025, 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 14 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
West Fox Lake is 55 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 449 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of it in 3 of the years 2017 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 1,610 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and black crappie.
About 75% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.