Minnesota · DNR survey data

Ida Lake

Ida Lake covers 75 acres in Hubbard County, running to 40 feet, last surveyed by the DNR in 2025. The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for this lake, so there is no depth map here, just the survey record: what the nets held and how big it ran.

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DNR survey data

Fish species

Species
How many
Survey numbers
Lengths
Walleye
Present
0.2per trap net
Typical
26"Biggest
Largemouth bass
Present
0.5per gill net
Typical
19"Biggest
Smallmouth bass
No recent survey rating

No recent survey rating.

Northern pike
Good numbers
13.5per gill net
19"Typical
38"Biggest
12"38"

Lengths measured · 30 fish

Recent · 2025
10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 30 fish

2025
10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 26 fish

2015
10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 26 fish

2008
10"15"20"25"30"35"38"
Muskellunge
Present (last recorded 1986)

Last recorded in the 1986 survey and not seen since.

Bluegill
Just a few
12.2per trap net
7"Typical
8"Biggest
3"8"

Lengths measured · 114 fish

Recent · 2025
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 114 fish

2025
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 120 fish

2015
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 149 fish

2008
2"4"6"8"9"
Crappie
Just a few
1.1per trap net
10"Typical
11"Biggest
9"11"

Lengths measured · 10 fish

Recent · 2025
4"6"8"10"11"

Lengths measured · 10 fish

2025
4"6"8"10"11"

Lengths measured · 7 fish

2015
4"6"8"10"11"

Only 7 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Lengths measured · 30 fish

2008
4"6"8"10"11"
Yellow perch
Fair numbers
1.5per gill net
Typical
8"Biggest
Rock bass
Excellent numbers
1.9per trap net
6"Typical
8"Biggest
3"8"

Lengths measured · 18 fish

Recent · 2025
2"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 18 fish

2025
2"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 47 fish

2015
2"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 66 fish

2008
2"4"6"8"10"

Rates come from standard DNR survey gear (gill nets, trap nets, electrofishing), judged against statewide benchmarks for the same gear — which is why the same number of fish per net can read differently for two species. Where the standard gear can't count a species reliably, the page shows presence and size only. Typical is the middle fish of those measured. Open a row for the full length spread, survey by survey. You can read every number on this page without an app or an account.

Recent reports

Ida Lake fishing reports

Recent reports on Ida Lake from guides, tournaments and regular anglers. Anything posted in the last two weeks also bumps the matching spots on the live map, so you'll see a "matches a recent report" tag on them.

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Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there a depth map for Ida Lake?

The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for Ida Lake, so this page carries the survey record instead: species, catch rates and stocking history.

What fish are in Ida Lake?

The most recent DNR survey (2025) recorded walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass.

Is Ida Lake stocked?

No stocking is on record for Ida Lake in the DNR's stocking database.

When was Ida Lake last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Ida Lake in 2025, the most recent of 4 surveys on record.

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