---
type: lake
name: "Gunny Sack Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 86
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.60632
longitude: -93.39205
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "31026700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunny-sack-lake
---

# Gunny Sack Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 86 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gunny Sack Lake is an 86-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline.

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 2003.

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**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2003
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 0.7 miles, 148 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake) - 1 miles, 346 acres
- [White Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/white-swan-lake) - 1.1 miles, 165 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-bigfork) - 1.5 miles, 460 acres
- [Bartlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bartlet-lake) - 2.4 miles, 119 acres
- [Wasson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake) - 2.6 miles, 438 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.60632,-93.39205)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31026700)
- [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/gunny-sack-lake)*