---
type: lake
name: "Devilfish Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 405
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 47.99907
longitude: -90.10182
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "16002900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devilfish-lake
---

# Devilfish Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 405 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Devilfish Lake is a 405-acre lake near Hovland in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 7.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including walleye and smallmouth bass. 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 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Chester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/chester-lake) - 1.3 miles, 52 acres
- [Esther Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/esther-lake) - 1.4 miles, 78 acres
- [Greenwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/greenwood-lake) - 3.3 miles, 2,043 acres
- [Stump Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/stump-lake) - 3.4 miles, 254 acres
- [McFarland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mcfarland-lake) - 3.9 miles, 386 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/long-lake) - 4 miles, 148 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.99907,-90.10182)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16002900)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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