---
type: lake
name: "Guile Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Cohasset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 88
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 47.24105
longitude: -93.67865
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "31056900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/guile-lake
---

# Guile Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Cohasset

- **Surface Area**: 88 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Guile Lake is an 88-acre lake near Cohasset in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-rice-lake) - 1.3 miles, 139 acres
- [Blackwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blackwater-lake) - 1.3 miles, 601 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/loon-lake) - 1.7 miles, 231 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake) - 1.8 miles, 863 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-grand-rapids) - 1.9 miles, 134 acres
- [Jay Gould Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jay-gould-lake) - 2.2 miles, 552 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.24105,-93.67865)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31056900)
- [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/guile-lake)*