---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Cohasset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2715
max_depth_ft: 76
latitude: 47.31297
longitude: -93.65155
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "31057600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Cohasset

- **Surface Area**: 2,715 acres
- **Max Depth**: 76 ft
- **Shoreline**: 24.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is a 2,715-acre lake near Cohasset in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 76 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 24.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county and Minnesota DNR. 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 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, 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**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-28
- **Latest**: 2013-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-bass-lake) - 3 miles, 161 acres
- [Blackwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blackwater-lake) - 3.8 miles, 601 acres
- [Shoal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shoal-lake) - 3.9 miles, 676 acres
- [McAvity Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mcavity-lake) - 4.7 miles, 147 acres
- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/deer-lake) - 4.7 miles, 4,093 acres
- [Jay Gould Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jay-gould-lake) - 4.8 miles, 552 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.31297,-93.65155)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31057600)
- [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/bass-lake)*