---
type: lake
name: "Aitkin Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Libby"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 659
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 46.80406
longitude: -93.28986
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "01004000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/aitkin-lake
---

# Aitkin Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Libby

- **Surface Area**: 659 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Aitkin Lake is a 659-acre lake near Libby in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish and walleye, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Army Corps of Engineers
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.
- **Walleye**: All less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. One over 26" allowed in possession.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Tullibee (Cisco), Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 3.3 miles, 135 acres
- [Big Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/big-sandy-lake) - 3.6 miles, 6,125 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 3.9 miles, 134 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 4 miles, 164 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 5.6 miles, 113 acres
- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 5.9 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.80406,-93.28986)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01004000)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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