NISSWA LAKE
NISSWA, CROW WING COUNTY
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Chain of Lakes and is accessed through a channel from Roy Lake. The Nisswa Fire Department hosts its annual Ice Fishing Derby on this lake in February as a fundraiser. Nisswa Lake Park officially opened in 2019 on Nisswa Lake, as did a Department of Natural Resources public access.
Fish Species: brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, white sucker, Johnny darter, mimic shiner, spottail shiner.
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Public Water Accesses: Hazelwood Drive.
From the Highway 371-County Road 18 stoplight, go west on Colonel Thorp Lane and turn right on Hazelwood Drive for .16 mile: 1 concrete slab ramp, 1 gravel parking lot, 3 vehicle/trailer parking spaces, 1 dock, 1 restroom.
INTERESTING FACT: The Carl A. Zappfe “Old Timers II” book has historic maps from U.S. Army Special Agent William McAboy showing the old Leech Lake Road and the lakes along that route. The map displayed Nisswa Lake very differently than today, split in half with a narrow river connecting the two pieces. Whether this is due to a change in topography since then or poor cartography is anyone’s guess.
Source: Minnesota DNR
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