---
type: lake
name: "Pickerel Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Emily"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 117
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.71458
longitude: -94.01672
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "18020500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pickerel-lake
---

# Pickerel Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Emily

- **Surface Area**: 117 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pickerel Lake is an 117-acre lake near Emily in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goodrich Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/goodrich-lake) - 1.8 miles, 382 acres
- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/trout-lake) - 2 miles, 117 acres
- [Butterfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/butterfield-lake) - 2.4 miles, 194 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pine-lake) - 2.6 miles, 330 acres
- [Dolney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/dolney-lake) - 2.9 miles, 272 acres
- [O'Brien Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/o-brien-lake) - 2.9 miles, 186 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.71458,-94.01672)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18020500)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pickerel-lake)*