---
type: lake
name: "Chub Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Carlton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 313
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 46.62364
longitude: -92.45933
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "09000800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/chub-lake
---

# Chub Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Carlton

- **Surface Area**: 313 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Chub Lake is a 313-acre lake near Carlton in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 17 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 20
- **Years of record**: 17
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2014-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Venoah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/venoah-lake) - 1 miles, 110 acres
- [Hay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/hay-lake) - 1.7 miles, 140 acres
- [Thomson Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/thomson-reservoir) - 4.3 miles, 390 acres
- [Bob Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/bob-lake) - 7.4 miles, 77 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/sand-lake) - 7.5 miles, 128 acres
- [Park Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/park-lake) - 9.2 miles, 381 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.62364,-92.45933)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09000800)
- [All lakes in Carlton County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county)

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