Itasca County Minnesota Fishing

32 documented fish species across 107 Itasca County lakes.

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Itasca County Fishing Lakes

Lake	Grade	Clarity	Max Depth	Species
Long Lake	A	16.7 ft	72 ft	10
Long Lake	A	16.9 ft	85 ft	12
Maple Lake	A	15.3 ft	39 ft	13
Shallow Lake	A	16.4 ft	85 ft	12
Trout Lake	A	18 ft	157 ft	9
Deer Lake	A	8.9 ft	50 ft	15
Deer Lake	A	13.1 ft	121 ft	17
Five Island Lake	A	13 ft	33 ft	10
Clear Lake	A	14.9 ft	30 ft	9
Bass Lake	A	18.2 ft	65 ft	7
Moose Lake	A	8 ft	52 ft	10
Pokegama Lake	A	16.1 ft	112 ft	19
Wabana Lake	A	18 ft	115 ft	14
Jay Gould Lake	A	13 ft	33 ft	16
Swan Lake	A	13.5 ft	65 ft	17
Rush Island Lake	A	10.8 ft	32 ft	14
North Star Lake	A	19 ft	90 ft	13
Helen Lake	A	8 ft	33 ft	10
Ames Lake	A	10 ft	51 ft	13
Little Trout Lake	A	22 ft	80 ft	11
Alice Lake	A	8.5 ft	65 ft	12
Bluewater Lake	A	18.5 ft	120 ft	15
Trestle Lake	A	14.8 ft	35 ft	7
Mirror Lake	A	18 ft	45 ft	8
Siseebakwet Lake	A	19 ft	105 ft	11
Beatrice Lake	A	10.5 ft	29 ft	9
Battle Lake	A	8.2 ft	15 ft	11
Bello Lake	A	13.1 ft	58 ft	12
Johnson Lake	A	15.7 ft	88 ft	11
Busties Lake	A	10.3 ft	44 ft	11
South Sugar Lake	A	14.4 ft	36 ft	8
Big Ole Lake	A	21.8 ft	65 ft	10
Jack the Horse Lake	A	11.6 ft	45 ft	14
Burns Lake	A	16.1 ft	100 ft	10
Big Island Lake	A	16.4 ft	42 ft	6
Dead Horse Lake	A	9.8 ft	30 ft	6
Coon-Sandwick Lake	A	10.7 ft	36 ft	9
Sandwick Lake	A	11.6 ft	36 ft	9
Greeley Lake	A	9 ft	43 ft	1
Mead Lake	A	10.7 ft	18 ft	7
Little Jay Gould Lake	A	21.5 ft	56 ft	16
Erskine Lake	A	18 ft	56 ft	3
Little Wabana Lake	B	24 ft	57 ft	6
Larson Lake	B	21 ft	177 ft	6
Ball Club Lake	B	16 ft	85 ft	11
Island Lake	C	8.9 ft	35 ft	15
Pickerel Lake	C	10.2 ft	70 ft	13
Jessie Lake	C	8.5 ft	42 ft	15
Little Sand Lake	C	8.2 ft	19 ft	13
Sugar Lake	C	8.4 ft	22 ft	13
Bowstring Lake	C	8 ft	32 ft	17
Dunbar Lake	C	4.9 ft	30 ft	12
Dora Lake	C	7.5 ft	18 ft	13
West Sturgeon Lake	C	4.1 ft	31 ft	12
Third River Flowage Lake	C	6.9 ft	69.8 ft	20
Little Ball Club Lake	C	7.9 ft	30 ft	12
Little Winnibigoshish Lake	C	8.4 ft	28 ft	16
Shallow Pond	D	4.4 ft	14 ft	12
King Lake	D	4.5 ft	23 ft	10
Little Cut Foot Lake	D	6.6 ft	20 ft	15
Dixon Lake	D	6 ft	29 ft	15
Round Lake	F	4.1 ft	24 ft	17
Horseshoe Lake	NR	10.5 ft	25 ft	13
Long Lake	NR	7.5 ft	34 ft	14
Unnamed Lake	NR	13 ft	53 ft	9
Trout Lake	NR	16 ft	135 ft	15
Bass Lake	NR	13.5 ft	76 ft	19
Island Lake	NR	6.5 ft	31 ft	13
East Smith Lake	NR	12 ft	38 ft	5
Moose Lake	NR	11.5 ft	61 ft	17
Rice Lake	NR	15 ft	68 ft	14
Spider Lake	NR	10.5 ft	36 ft	14
Mcavity Lake	NR	17.3 ft	29 ft	9
Caribou Lake	NR	31 ft	152 ft	7
Hatch Lake	NR	15.3 ft	88 ft	15
Little Bass Lake	NR	17.7 ft	62 ft	13
Napoleon Lake	NR	18 ft	30 ft	8
Blackwater Lake	NR	4.4 ft	72 ft	14
Smith Lake	NR	11 ft	25 ft	10
Split Hand Lake	NR	6 ft	34 ft	17
Little Long Lake	NR	17 ft	61 ft	11
Three Island Lake	NR	29 ft	66 ft	7
Anderson Lake	NR	5.6 ft	110 ft	11
Snaptail Lake	NR	9 ft	70 ft	8
Little Split Hand Lake	NR	9 ft	25 ft	17
O'Brien Lake	NR	13.1 ft	63 ft	10
Little Turtle Lake	NR	6 ft	29 ft	14
Little Sand Lake	NR	5.4 ft	44 ft	11
Buck Lake	NR	12 ft	31 ft	12
Loon Lake	NR	14 ft	69 ft	12
Balsam Lake	NR	10.5 ft	37 ft	14
Connors Lake	NR	10.5 ft	68 ft	10
Little Moose Lake	NR	8 ft	23 ft	13
White Swan Lake	NR	12 ft	19 ft	9
Little Bowstring Lake	NR	7.3 ft	33 ft	15
Ghost Lake	NR	13 ft	30 ft	6
South Twin Lake	NR	14 ft	40 ft	13
Lily Lake	NR	3.3 ft	45 ft	8
North Grave Lake	NR	13 ft	39 ft	15
Bog Lake	NR	6.6 ft	38 ft	8
O'Reilly Lake	NR	16 ft	79 ft	11
Gale Lake	NR	17.1 ft	50 ft	7
Raddison Lake	NR	14.3 ft	40 ft	8
Chase Lake	NR	21.7 ft	95 ft	10
Leighton Lake	NR	21.7 ft	63 ft	11
Clubhouse Lake	NR	18 ft	103 ft	14
Little Clubhouse Lake	NR	13 ft	103 ft	14

Itasca County water quality

Itasca County Lake Water Quality

Water-quality grades for every graded lake in Itasca County

DNR Survey Reports

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

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Fisheries Lake Survey — White Swan
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — West Sturgeon
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Wabana
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ice
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Grass
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Trout
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Trout
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Trestle
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Trestle
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Three Island
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Swan
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sugar
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Split Hand
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Spider
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — South Twin
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — South Sugar
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Snaptail
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Smith
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Siseebakwet
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sioux
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder

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Frequently Asked Questions

What fish are in Itasca County lakes?

Itasca County, Minnesota has 32 documented fish species across 107 lakes, including Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie.

What is the best-graded fishing lake in Itasca County?

Long Lake holds the highest water-quality grade (A) among Itasca County lakes with a documented fishery.

Itasca County Minnesota Fishing

Game Fish

Panfish

Trout, Salmon & Coldwater

Catfish & Bullhead

Other Species