---
type: lake
name: "Schelins Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Independence (St. Louis)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 161
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 46.9656
longitude: -92.5215
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "69062400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schelins-lake
---

# Schelins Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Independence (St. Louis)

- **Surface Area**: 161 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Schelins Lake is a 161-acre lake near Independence (St. Louis) in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Aerie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/aerie-lake) - 6 miles, 146 acres
- [Grand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/grand-lake) - 8.4 miles, 1,665 acres
- [Nichols Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/nichols-lake) - 8.8 miles, 419 acres
- [Little Grand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-grand-lake) - 9.1 miles, 176 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-twig) - 9.1 miles, 109 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/caribou-lake) - 10.9 miles, 539 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.9656,-92.5215)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69062400)
- [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/schelins-lake)*