---
type: lake
name: "West Chub Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 115
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.67594
longitude: -91.64128
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "38067500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/west-chub-lake
---

# West Chub Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 115 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Chub Lake is an 115-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 0.8 miles, 63 acres
- [Slate Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/slate-lake) - 1.3 miles, 293 acres
- [Dunnigan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dunnigan-lake) - 2.2 miles, 81 acres
- [Wampus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wampus-lake) - 2.4 miles, 139 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 2.6 miles, 48 acres
- [Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/deep-lake) - 3 miles, 147 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67594,-91.64128)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38067500)
- [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/west-chub-lake)*