---
type: lake
name: "Stub Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Silver Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 89
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.94602
longitude: -91.70613
lake_score: 37
dnr_lake_id: "38078100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stub-lake
---

# Stub Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Silver Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 89 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 37/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stub Lake is an 89-acre lake near Silver Rapids in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/fall-lake) - 2 miles, 2,258 acres
- [Garden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/garden-lake) - 2.5 miles, 653 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/pickerel-lake) - 2.6 miles, 182 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/mud-lake) - 2.6 miles, 182 acres
- [Browns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/browns-lake) - 2.7 miles, 219 acres
- [Newton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/newton-lake) - 2.8 miles, 516 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.94602,-91.70613)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38078100)
- [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/stub-lake)*