---
type: lake
name: "Little Turtle Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Talmoon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 492
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 47.60961
longitude: -93.7633
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "31077900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-turtle-lake
---

# Little Turtle Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Talmoon

- **Surface Area**: 492 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Turtle Lake is a 492-acre lake near Talmoon in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## 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, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/turtle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 2,126 acres
- [Big Too Much Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-too-much-lake) - 2.7 miles, 292 acres
- [Jessie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jessie-lake) - 3 miles, 1,740 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/maple-lake) - 3.3 miles, 255 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/grass-lake) - 3.3 miles, 120 acres
- [Hatch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake) - 3.6 miles, 226 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.60961,-93.7633)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31077900)
- [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-turtle-lake)*