---
type: lake
name: "Goose Lake"
county: "Chisago"
nearest_town: "Stark (Chisago)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 732
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 45.63216
longitude: -93.07878
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "13008300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/goose-lake
---

# Goose Lake

Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, near Stark (Chisago)

- **Surface Area**: 732 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Goose Lake is a 732-acre lake near Stark (Chisago) in Chisago County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 7.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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. Special fishing regulations apply to black and white crappie and walleye, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 33 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**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Black and White Crappie**: Daily limit five.
- **Walleye**: Minimum size limit 17".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 33
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-05
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rabour Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/rabour-lake) - 2.4 miles, 53 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/horseshoe-lake) - 2.9 miles, 224 acres
- [West Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/west-rush-lake) - 3.9 miles, 1,594 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/fish-lake) - 4.1 miles, 319 acres
- [East Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/east-rush-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,494 acres
- [Skogman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/skogman-lake) - 5.4 miles, 228 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.63216,-93.07878)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=13008300)
- [All lakes in Chisago County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county)

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