---
type: lake
name: "Jessie Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Talmoon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1740
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 47.58635
longitude: -93.81863
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "31078600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jessie-lake
---

# Jessie Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Talmoon

- **Surface Area**: 1,740 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Jessie Lake is a 1,740-acre lake near Talmoon in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Rising Eagle Resort is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. 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 25, based on 81 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Rising Eagle Resort

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 81
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-29
- **Latest**: 1950-05-19

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Jessie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-jessie-lake) - 2 miles, 628 acres
- [Little Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-turtle-lake) - 3 miles, 492 acres
- [Little Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-spring-lake) - 3 miles, 136 acres
- [Peterson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/peterson-lake) - 4 miles, 163 acres
- [Big Too Much Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-too-much-lake) - 4.3 miles, 292 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/spring-lake) - 5 miles, 132 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.58635,-93.81863)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31078600)
- [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/jessie-lake)*