---
type: lake
name: "Hook Lake"
county: "McLeod"
nearest_town: "Hutchinson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 330
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 44.95393
longitude: -94.34581
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "43007300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/hook-lake
---

# Hook Lake

Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota, near Hutchinson

- **Surface Area**: 330 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hook Lake is a 330-acre lake near Hutchinson in McLeod County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 4.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Todd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/todd-lake) - 1.2 miles, 214 acres
- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/bear-lake) - 2 miles, 172 acres
- [Lake Jennie](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-jennie) - 3.3 miles, 1,069 acres
- [Stahl's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/stahl-s-lake) - 3.7 miles, 141 acres
- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 4.3 miles, 864 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/wolf-lake) - 4.5 miles, 262 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.95393,-94.34581)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43007300)
- [All lakes in McLeod County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county)

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