---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Jackson"
nearest_town: "Windom"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 297
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 43.84522
longitude: -95.04645
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "32001800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Jackson County, Minnesota, near Windom

- **Surface Area**: 297 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 297-acre lake near Windom in Jackson County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.1 feet.

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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and township. Ice typically goes out around March 30, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 1999-03-05
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/cottonwood-lake) - 3.5 miles, 155 acres
- [Bingham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/bingham-lake) - 5.2 miles, 270 acres
- [Lake Independence](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/lake-independence) - 5.6 miles, 99 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/eagle-lake) - 7.5 miles, 105 acres
- [String Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/string-lake) - 7.8 miles, 336 acres
- [Timber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/timber-lake) - 8.6 miles, 191 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.84522,-95.04645)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=32001800)
- [All lakes in Jackson County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake)*