---
type: lake
name: "Big LaSalle Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Lake Itasca"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 235
max_depth_ft: 48
latitude: 47.29374
longitude: -95.17255
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "15000100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/big-lasalle-lake
---

# Big LaSalle Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Lake Itasca

- **Surface Area**: 235 acres
- **Max Depth**: 48 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big LaSalle Lake is a 235-acre lake near Lake Itasca in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 48 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. Ice typically goes out around April 24, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 24
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 1992-04-15
- **Latest**: 1996-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [LaSalle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lasalle-lake) - 3 miles, 238 acres
- [Mallard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/mallard-lake) - 4.4 miles, 105 acres
- [Lake Itasca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lake-itasca) - 5.5 miles, 1,065 acres
- [Hattie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hattie-lake) - 5.8 miles, 359 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lake) - 6 miles, 159 acres
- [Alice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/alice-lake) - 6.5 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.29374,-95.17255)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15000100)
- [All lakes in Clearwater County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/big-lasalle-lake)*