---
type: lake
name: "Island Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Sturgeon Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 527
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 46.40728
longitude: -92.75167
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "58006200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/island-lake
---

# Island Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Sturgeon Lake

- **Surface Area**: 527 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Island Lake is a 527-acre lake near Sturgeon Lake in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 19 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 20
- **Years of record**: 19
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-25
- **Latest**: 2014-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/sand-lake) - 1.5 miles, 527 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/echo-lake) - 1.7 miles, 108 acres
- [Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/sturgeon-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,706 acres
- [Eleven Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/eleven-lake) - 2.3 miles, 108 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moose-lake) - 2.7 miles, 133 acres
- [Moosehead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moosehead-lake) - 2.8 miles, 279 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.40728,-92.75167)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58006200)
- [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/island-lake)*