---
type: lake
name: "Scooty Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 167
max_depth_ft: 75
latitude: 47.57961
longitude: -93.302
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "31015000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scooty-lake
---

# Scooty Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 167 acres
- **Max Depth**: 75 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Scooty Lake is a 167-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 75 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

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**: 9
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hartley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hartley-lake) - 1.5 miles, 288 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wolf-lake) - 2 miles, 197 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-bigfork) - 3.1 miles, 460 acres
- [Wasson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake) - 3.8 miles, 438 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake) - 4.3 miles, 346 acres
- [White Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/white-swan-lake) - 4.4 miles, 165 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.57961,-93.302)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31015000)
- [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/scooty-lake)*