---
type: lake
name: "Big Dick Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 260
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.60978
longitude: -93.61
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "31065600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-dick-lake
---

# Big Dick Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 260 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Dick Lake is a 260-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2008.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2008
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-dick-lake) - 0.5 miles, 101 acres
- [Burns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burns-lake) - 0.9 miles, 181 acres
- [Jack the Horse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jack-the-horse-lake) - 1.3 miles, 363 acres
- [Clubhouse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clubhouse-lake) - 1.9 miles, 265 acres
- [Three Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/three-island-lake) - 2.3 miles, 250 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake-marcell) - 2.4 miles, 304 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.60978,-93.61)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31065600)
- [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/big-dick-lake)*