---
type: lake
name: "Fish Hook Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Park Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1643
max_depth_ft: 76
latitude: 46.95649
longitude: -95.06422
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "29024200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/fish-hook-lake
---

# Fish Hook Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Park Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 1,643 acres
- **Max Depth**: 76 ft
- **Average Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Hook Lake is a 1,643-acre lake near Park Rapids in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 76 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 26 feet, and has roughly 9.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sweitzer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/sweitzer-lake) - 2.7 miles, 114 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/portage-lake) - 2.9 miles, 429 acres
- [Potato Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/potato-lake) - 3 miles, 2,096 acres
- [Blue Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/blue-lake) - 5.1 miles, 336 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/eagle-lake) - 5.3 miles, 424 acres
- [Peysenske Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/peysenske-lake) - 5.4 miles, 220 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.95649,-95.06422)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29024200)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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