---
type: lake
name: "Big Too Much Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Talmoon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 292
max_depth_ft: 95
latitude: 47.64547
longitude: -93.78718
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "31079300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-too-much-lake
---

# Big Too Much Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Talmoon

- **Surface Area**: 292 acres
- **Max Depth**: 95 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Too Much Lake is a 292-acre lake near Talmoon in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 95 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 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 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [La Croix Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/la-croix-lake) - 1.4 miles, 142 acres
- [Hatch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake) - 2 miles, 226 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 2.2 miles, 155 acres
- [Peterson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/peterson-lake) - 2.5 miles, 163 acres
- [Little Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-turtle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 492 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 2.9 miles, 104 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.64547,-93.78718)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31079300)
- [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-too-much-lake)*