---
type: lake
name: "Little Bass Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Akeley"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 114
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 46.98347
longitude: -94.63293
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "11047700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-bass-lake-akeley
---

# Little Bass Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Akeley

- **Surface Area**: 114 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Bass Lake is an 114-acre lake near Akeley in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Howard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/howard-lake) - 1.2 miles, 386 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/bass-lake) - 1.7 miles, 278 acres
- [Shingobee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/shingobee-lake) - 3 miles, 172 acres
- [Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/ten-mile-lake) - 3 miles, 5,080 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lake-crystal) - 3.2 miles, 190 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake-hackensack) - 4.2 miles, 277 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.98347,-94.63293)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11047700)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-bass-lake-akeley)*