---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Pelican Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 293
max_depth_ft: 69
latitude: 46.67703
longitude: -96.01018
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "56076800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fish-lake-pelican-rapids
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Pelican Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 293 acres
- **Max Depth**: 69 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 293-acre lake near Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 69 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2008.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 5 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2008
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2015-04-11
- **Latest**: 2008-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pelican-lake) - 1.6 miles, 3,962 acres
- [Lake Lizzie (North Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/lake-lizzie-north-portion) - 2.4 miles, 1,913 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/franklin-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,088 acres
- [Tamarac Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tamarac-lake) - 3.5 miles, 445 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sand-lake) - 3.5 miles, 152 acres
- [Little Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/little-pelican-lake) - 3.6 miles, 366 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.67703,-96.01018)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56076800)
- [All lakes in Otter Tail County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fish-lake-pelican-rapids)*