---
type: lake
name: "Juggler Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Ponsford"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 428
max_depth_ft: 78
latitude: 47.12983
longitude: -95.45944
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "03013600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/juggler-lake
---

# Juggler Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Ponsford

- **Surface Area**: 428 acres
- **Max Depth**: 78 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 18 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Juggler Lake is a 428-acre lake near Ponsford in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 78 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 18 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2015-04-14
- **Latest**: 2013-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/pickerel-lake) - 1.6 miles, 143 acres
- [Bad Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bad-medicine-lake) - 2.9 miles, 803 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pike-lake) - 3.2 miles, 124 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/elbow-lake) - 3.9 miles, 995 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake) - 4.4 miles, 204 acres
- [Long Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lost-lake) - 5.1 miles, 539 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.12983,-95.45944)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03013600)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/juggler-lake)*