Crane Lake
St. Louis County · Near Crane Lake
4.56 mi²
area
80 ft
max depth
34.0 mi
shoreline
5
campsites
Crane Lake is a large, deep 2,921-acre lake near Crane Lake town with fairly open conditions that can turn windy and choppy. Access requires a strenuous 383-rod portage from Little Vermilion. The lake offers five campsites and excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, and panfish species. Sand Point connects by open water.
Invasive species reported: spiny waterflea
Fish species (12)
black crappiebluegillcisco speciesmuskellungenorthern pikeredhorserock basssaugersmallmouth basswalleyewhite suckeryellow perch
Portages (1)
- Little Vermilion (Canada) · 383 rods
Sources
DNR fisheries survey data available for Crane Lake. Bathymetric map available from the MN DNR.