---
type: lake
name: "First Crow Wing Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Hubbard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 522
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 46.83586
longitude: -94.84331
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "29008600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/first-crow-wing-lake
---

# First Crow Wing Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Hubbard

- **Surface Area**: 522 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

First Crow Wing Lake is a 522-acre lake near Hubbard in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 4.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 16, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

faucet snail. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 16
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2005-04-09
- **Latest**: 2019-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Second Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/second-crow-wing-lake) - 1.4 miles, 221 acres
- [Third Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/third-crow-wing-lake) - 1.9 miles, 643 acres
- [Palmer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/palmer-lake) - 2.1 miles, 146 acres
- [Fourth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/fourth-crow-wing-lake) - 2.8 miles, 434 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/island-lake-nevis) - 3.4 miles, 225 acres
- [Duck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/duck-lake) - 3.5 miles, 326 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.83586,-94.84331)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29008600)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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