---
type: lake
name: "Little Jessie Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Deer River"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 628
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.55731
longitude: -93.82043
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "31078400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-jessie-lake
---

# Little Jessie Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Deer River

- **Surface Area**: 628 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Jessie Lake is a 628-acre lake near Deer River in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2024-04-08
- **Latest**: 2008-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jessie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jessie-lake) - 2 miles, 1,740 acres
- [Little Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-turtle-lake) - 4.5 miles, 492 acres
- [Bowstring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bowstring-lake) - 4.7 miles, 9,528 acres
- [Little Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-spring-lake) - 4.8 miles, 136 acres
- [Peterson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/peterson-lake) - 6 miles, 163 acres
- [Little Bowstring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-bowstring-lake) - 6.2 miles, 326 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.55731,-93.82043)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31078400)
- [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/little-jessie-lake)*