---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "East Bethel"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 334
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.4035
longitude: -93.16663
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "02006500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near East Bethel

- **Surface Area**: 334 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 334-acre lake near East Bethel in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including black crappie and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Black Crappie, Bluegill, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Typo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/typo-lake) - 4 miles, 298 acres
- [Martin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/martin-lake) - 4.2 miles, 232 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/island-lake) - 4.2 miles, 73 acres
- [Linwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/linwood-lake) - 4.5 miles, 572 acres
- [Coon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/coon-lake) - 6.7 miles, 1,481 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/george-lake) - 8.9 miles, 489 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.4035,-93.16663)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02006500)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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