---
type: lake
name: "Torch Light Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Sawyer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 126
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 46.65742
longitude: -92.65348
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "09002500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/torch-light-lake
---

# Torch Light Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Sawyer

- **Surface Area**: 126 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Torch Light Lake is a 126-acre lake near Sawyer in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 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 1997.

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**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 1997
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bob Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/bob-lake) - 2.5 miles, 77 acres
- [Park Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/park-lake) - 2.7 miles, 381 acres
- [Big Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/big-lake) - 3.2 miles, 526 acres
- [Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/chub-lake) - 9.5 miles, 313 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/sand-lake) - 9.7 miles, 128 acres
- [Hay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/hay-lake) - 9.8 miles, 140 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.65742,-92.65348)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09002500)
- [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/torch-light-lake)*