---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Scott"
nearest_town: "Prior Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 176
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 44.6516
longitude: -93.4604
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "70006900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, near Prior Lake

- **Surface Area**: 176 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 176-acre lake near Prior Lake in Scott County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white 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. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 12 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**: 14
- **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, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-17
- **Latest**: 2013-04-28

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cynthia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cynthia-lake) - 1.6 miles, 196 acres
- [McMahon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/mcmahon-lake) - 2.6 miles, 187 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/spring-lake) - 3.4 miles, 592 acres
- [Upper Prior Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/upper-prior-lake) - 4.3 miles, 386 acres
- [Cleary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cleary-lake) - 4.4 miles, 145 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cedar-lake) - 5.3 miles, 793 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.6516,-93.4604)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=70006900)
- [All lakes in Scott County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county)

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