---
type: lake
name: "Fiske Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Battle Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 254
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.2586
longitude: -95.79127
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "56043000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fiske-lake
---

# Fiske Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Battle Lake

- **Surface Area**: 254 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fiske Lake is a 254-acre lake near Battle Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 6 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-09
- **Latest**: 2023-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [South Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/south-turtle-lake) - 1.5 miles, 837 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-underwood) - 2.7 miles, 204 acres
- [German Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/german-lake) - 2.9 miles, 77 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/elbow-lake) - 3.1 miles, 188 acres
- [North Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-turtle-lake) - 3.6 miles, 1,773 acres
- [Stalker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/stalker-lake) - 3.9 miles, 1,357 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.2586,-95.79127)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56043000)
- [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/fiske-lake)*