---
type: lake
name: "Chub Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Ash Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 126
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 48.2503
longitude: -92.77439
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "69081500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/chub-lake
---

# Chub Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Ash Lake

- **Surface Area**: 126 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Chub Lake is a 126-acre lake near Ash Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including walleye. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/silver-lake) - 3 miles, 129 acres
- [Black Duck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/black-duck-lake) - 3.9 miles, 1,250 acres
- [Elephant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elephant-lake) - 4.2 miles, 728 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake) - 4.5 miles, 478 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-marion) - 5.2 miles, 183 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake-crane-lake) - 5.9 miles, 228 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.2503,-92.77439)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69081500)
- [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/chub-lake)*