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Lake Ida

Lake-specific eating adviceZebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2025

Lake Ida is a 4,445-acre lake in Douglas County, 106 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2023. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
21012300
County
Douglas
Surface area
4,445 acres
Maximum depth
106 feet
Mean depth
28 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
1,751 acres, 39% of the lake
Shoreline
22.6 miles
Average water clarity
12.9 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Leaf Valley
Latest DNR fish survey
August 2023, standard survey
Surveys on record
14, since 1979
Game fish caught in the 2023 survey
bluegill 480, largemouth bass 174, hybrid sunfish 99, walleye 99, pumpkinseed 83, rock bass 75, northern pike 64, black crappie 52
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 26 other species
Stocked in 2025
walleye fry (875,500)
Stocked in 2024
walleye fry (875,500); walleye fingerlings (22,500)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fingerlings (22,500); walleye fry (875,500); walleye fingerlings (12,277)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Ida Lake, E Pilgrim Point Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 20 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Ida Lake, Highlands (SE) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Ida Lake (N) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 2 trailer spaces, run by Leaf Valley Township
Infested waters list
zebra mussel
Eating advice, general populations
bullhead: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
2,000 acres or more
Deepest point
60 feet or more
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes
Lake-specific eating advice
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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