---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Maple Grove"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 238
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 45.09323
longitude: -93.46376
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "27011800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Maple Grove

- **Surface Area**: 238 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 238-acre lake near Maple Grove in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 5, based on 34 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White 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 5
- **Years of record**: 34
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-08
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/rice-lake) - 1.4 miles, 365 acres
- [Weaver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/weaver-lake) - 2.2 miles, 152 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/eagle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 296 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/pike-lake) - 2.8 miles, 57 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bass-lake) - 3.1 miles, 182 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/medicine-lake) - 6.2 miles, 924 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.09323,-93.46376)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27011800)
- [All lakes in Hennepin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county)

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