Smoky Lake

Ice on Smoky Lake

No ice reports from Smoky Lake in the last two weeks.

What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.

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Fish

• Also there: panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and trout

How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.

Boat landings

• Public landingMap · DNR details

Water and bottom

• Water: very clear
• Bottom: 70% sand, 20% gravel, 10% rock
• Kind of lake: a seepage lake: no stream in or out, it's fed by rain and groundwater

Invasive species

The DNR has found Chinese mystery snail, Eurasian water-milfoil, rainbow smelt and rusty crayfish here.

State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.

The DNR's boat and bait rules