6 miles north of Cohasset
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.3245° N, 93.6517° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:04 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Bass Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Bass Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,567 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,000,000 walleye fry.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Bass Lake was in July 2021: 15 gill nets and 14 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1993 3.6 · 1998 2.8 · 2005 5.1 · 2014 3.4 · 2021 4.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1988 3.2 · 1993 5.1 · 1998 2.7 · 2014 5.1 · 2021 5.0
Walleye: 63 measured, 10 to 26 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 107 measured, 14 to 31 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, below normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 8 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 40 measured, 12 to 20 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.7–1.9 lb).
Black crappie: 29 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.52 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 12 Jul 2021, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 9 readings, 2010–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Bass Lake is 76 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,715 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Bass Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site; Bass Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Bass Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,567 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2021 standard survey caught 15 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, bluegill and walleye.
About 55% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.