---
type: lake
name: "Delay Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 102
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 47.62355
longitude: -91.30517
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "38041500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/delay-lake
---

# Delay Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 102 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Delay Lake is a 102-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and rock bass. 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 (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Memegwesi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/memegwesi-lake) - 0.9 miles, 43 acres
- [Dumbbell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dumbbell-lake) - 1.5 miles, 406 acres
- [Eighteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/eighteen-lake) - 2.3 miles, 102 acres
- [Divide Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/divide-lake) - 2.6 miles, 61 acres
- [Sylvania Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sylvania-lake) - 6.9 miles, 77 acres
- [Mitawan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/mitawan-lake) - 7 miles, 191 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62355,-91.30517)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38041500)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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