---
type: lake
name: "Big Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Hoyt Lakes"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 808
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.53029
longitude: -91.8498
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "69005000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/big-lake-hoyt-lakes
---

# Big Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Hoyt Lakes

- **Surface Area**: 808 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Lake is an 808-acre lake near Hoyt Lakes in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Seven Beaver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/seven-beaver-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,414 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/round-lake) - 4 miles, 327 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pine-lake-fairbanks) - 5.5 miles, 450 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sand-lake) - 9.2 miles, 486 acres
- [Greenwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/greenwood-lake) - 10.2 miles, 1,329 acres
- [Cadotte Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cadotte-lake) - 10.8 miles, 294 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.53029,-91.8498)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69005000)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/big-lake-hoyt-lakes)*