---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Kanabec"
nearest_town: "Mora"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 506
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 45.83389
longitude: -93.31234
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "33003600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Kanabec County, Minnesota, near Mora

- **Surface Area**: 506 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 506-acre lake near Mora in Kanabec County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 9 Kanabec County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 21 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and white crappie. 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 are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Eagles Cove Resort and Fish Lake Resort & Campground are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 21
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Eagles Cove Resort
- Fish Lake Resort & Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Golden Redhorse, Greater Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-06
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pennington Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/pennington-lake) - 4.1 miles, 128 acres
- [Lewis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/lewis-lake) - 6.5 miles, 179 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/lake-ann) - 7 miles, 653 acres
- [Quamba Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/quamba-lake) - 8 miles, 226 acres
- [Lory Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/lory-lake) - 8 miles, 222 acres
- [Knife Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/knife-lake) - 9.7 miles, 1,259 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.83389,-93.31234)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=33003600)
- [All lakes in Kanabec County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county)

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