---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Finlayson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 228
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 46.15537
longitude: -93.0524
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "58013700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/bass-lake
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Finlayson

- **Surface Area**: 228 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is a 228-acre lake near Finlayson in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 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**: 9
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eleven Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/eleven-lake) - 1.9 miles, 315 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/pine-lake) - 2.4 miles, 378 acres
- [Upper Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/upper-pine-lake) - 3 miles, 233 acres
- [Grindstone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/grindstone-lake) - 3.1 miles, 533 acres
- [Big Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/big-pine-lake) - 3.7 miles, 399 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/grass-lake) - 4 miles, 125 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.15537,-93.0524)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58013700)
- [All lakes in Pine County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county)

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