15 miles north of Deer River
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.5556° N, 93.8215° 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.
1 public access site on Little Jessie Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Little Jessie Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 391 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,026 walleye fingerlings.
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 Little Jessie Lake was in July 2019: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1990 3.8 · 1996 11 · 2004 8.8 · 2010 5.7 · 2019 6.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1990 1.8 · 1996 2.7 · 2004 21 · 2010 49 · 2019 3.2
Walleye: 79 measured, 9 to 25 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 20 measured, 17 to 29 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 5 measured, 11 to 19 in, half 19 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–2 lb).
Bluegill: 38 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Yellow perch: 65 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 29 Jul 2019, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2010–2019.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Little Jessie Lake is 50 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 628 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Little Jessie Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 391 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2019 standard survey caught 13 species, most often walleye, yellow perch, bluegill and rock bass.
About 76% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.