---
type: lake
name: "Fish Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Hasty"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 97
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 45.38288
longitude: -94.01609
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "86018300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/fish-lake
---

# Fish Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Hasty

- **Surface Area**: 97 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fish Lake is a 97-acre lake near Hasty in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 1.7 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 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 8, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Golden Redhorse, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 8
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-25
- **Latest**: 2008-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Nixon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/nixon-lake) - 2.6 miles, 60 acres
- [Locke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/locke-lake) - 3.1 miles, 140 acres
- [Limestone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/limestone-lake) - 3.8 miles, 234 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-clearwater) - 4.3 miles, 69 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/clear-lake) - 4.6 miles, 113 acres
- [Sugar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sugar-lake) - 4.6 miles, 1,014 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.38288,-94.01609)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86018300)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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