---
type: lake
name: "Straight Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Osage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 471
max_depth_ft: 63
latitude: 46.94308
longitude: -95.26751
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "03001000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/straight-lake
---

# Straight Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Osage

- **Surface Area**: 471 acres
- **Max Depth**: 63 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Straight Lake is a 471-acre lake near Osage in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 63 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 9.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Jack Pines Resort Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Jack Pines Resort Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-30
- **Latest**: 2008-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Shipman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/shipman-lake) - 6.6 miles, 61 acres
- [Two Inlets Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/two-inlets-lake) - 6.7 miles, 578 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/portage-lake) - 7 miles, 429 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake-snellman) - 7.6 miles, 130 acres
- [Blueberry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/blueberry-lake) - 7.7 miles, 88 acres
- [Shell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/shell-lake) - 8.5 miles, 3,147 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.94308,-95.26751)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03001000)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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