---
type: lake
name: "Island Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Tamarack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 244
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.73386
longitude: -93.19016
lake_score: 29
dnr_lake_id: "01002200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/island-lake
---

# Island Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Tamarack

- **Surface Area**: 244 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 29/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Island Lake is a 244-acre lake near Tamarack in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2005.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2005
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.5 miles, 240 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake-tamarack) - 2.6 miles, 554 acres
- [Minnewawa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/minnewawa-lake) - 3.7 miles, 2,351 acres
- [Big Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/big-sandy-lake) - 4.1 miles, 6,125 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 4.2 miles, 135 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 6.3 miles, 134 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.73386,-93.19016)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01002200)
- [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/island-lake)*