Ida Lake (Blue Earth County)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 07009000
DNR records show 10 stocking entries at Ida Lake (Blue Earth County) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (335,000 fish).
- Ida Lake (Blue Earth County) has 10 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (8), northern pike (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 4,237,465 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 8 ft, mean depth 5 ft; surface area 138 acres, 134 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 0.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, walleye.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Blue Earth County, nearest town Amboy; DNR lake number (DOW) 07009000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 335,000 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 670,000 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 335,000 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 335,000 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 670,000 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 669,500 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 553,000 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 669,965 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | Northern Pike | fry | 44,940 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | Northern Pike | adults | 128 | 213.3 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | East side |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Special trap nets | 1172.50 | 4,690 | 0.00 |
| Walleye | Special trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
A targeted survey was conducted on Ida Lake on April 4, 2017 to assess the fish community 3 years after a selective winterkill that occurred in 2014. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methods (standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (gillnets, trap nets, and spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). Results from this targeted survey should not be compared to results from standard surveys. Black Bullheads overwhelmed the trap net catch, with a catch rate of 1,172.5 fish/net. The average length of Black Bullheads was 6.9 inches. The only other fish species sampled in the survey was 1 Walleye (0.3 fish/net), which was a 15.6 inch male in ripe spawning condition. Although this survey was only 1 night and the catch may have been influenced by weather, it appears that Black Bullheads were extremely abundant in Ida Lake and recent stocking events were limited in success. -Kip Rounds, fisheries specialist
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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