---
type: lake
name: "Antler Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 234
max_depth_ft: 90
latitude: 47.6285
longitude: -93.44987
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "31034900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/antler-lake
---

# Antler Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 234 acres
- **Max Depth**: 90 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Antler Lake is a 234-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 90 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Brush Shanty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/brush-shanty-lake) - 1.7 miles, 149 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/eagle-lake) - 1.8 miles, 285 acres
- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 2.4 miles, 148 acres
- [Anderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/anderson-lake) - 2.8 miles, 295 acres
- [Gunny Sack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunny-sack-lake) - 3.1 miles, 86 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lake-mary) - 3.2 miles, 212 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6285,-93.44987)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31034900)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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