A public access is located on the southeast shore just north of State Highway 84.

This lake is managed primarily for walleye and northern pike and secondarily for bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.

Ponto Lake has an abundant population of naturally reproducing walleye.

Ponto Lake has a good population of largemouth bass, and fish up to 16 inches (41 cm) were sampled.

Bluegill, black crappie and yellow perch are available for anglers, however numbers sampled in the 2002 assessment were low.