---
type: lake
name: "Bright Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Ceylon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 639
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 43.55997
longitude: -94.57781
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "46005200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/bright-lake
---

# Bright Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Ceylon

- **Surface Area**: 639 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bright Lake is a 639-acre lake near Ceylon in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Bright Lake County Park is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around March 20, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Bright Lake County Park

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Gizzard Shad, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, Shorthead Redhorse, Smallmouth Buffalo, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 20
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-23
- **Latest**: 2023-04-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/clear-lake) - 4.2 miles, 267 acres
- [Okamanpeedan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/okamanpeedan-lake) - 4.6 miles, 2,268 acres
- [Willmert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/willmert-lake) - 4.8 miles, 335 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake) - 6.1 miles, 182 acres
- [South Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/south-silver-lake) - 6.2 miles, 252 acres
- [Hall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/hall-lake) - 7 miles, 548 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.55997,-94.57781)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46005200)
- [All lakes in Martin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county)

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