---
type: lake
name: "Midge Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Bemidji"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 546
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 47.38716
longitude: -94.71772
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "29006600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/midge-lake
---

# Midge Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Bemidji

- **Surface Area**: 546 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Midge Lake is a 546-acre lake near Bemidji in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 44 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **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, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 44
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Grace Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/grace-lake) - 1.9 miles, 860 acres
- [Little Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-wolf-lake) - 2.4 miles, 525 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/wolf-lake) - 2.5 miles, 1,076 acres
- [Andrusia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/andrusia-lake) - 5.6 miles, 1,596 acres
- [Swenson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/swenson-lake) - 5.8 miles, 412 acres
- [Hart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hart-lake) - 7 miles, 226 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.38716,-94.71772)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29006600)
- [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/midge-lake)*