---
type: lake
name: "Pickerel Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Lake Itasca"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 47.15366
longitude: -95.45901
lake_score: 70
dnr_lake_id: "15010800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/pickerel-lake
---

# Pickerel Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Lake Itasca

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 70/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pickerel Lake is a 143-acre lake near Lake Itasca in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.3 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Juggler Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/juggler-lake) - 1.6 miles, 428 acres
- [Bad Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bad-medicine-lake) - 3.5 miles, 803 acres
- [Long Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lost-lake) - 3.7 miles, 539 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pike-lake) - 3.8 miles, 124 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/elbow-lake) - 4.4 miles, 995 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake) - 5 miles, 204 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.15366,-95.45901)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15010800)
- [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/pickerel-lake)*