9 miles northeast of Cass Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 47.4988° N, 94.5135° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Kitchi Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:46 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Kitchi Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 750,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 750,000 walleye fry.
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 Kitchi Lake was in June 2019: 15 gill nets and 16 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1988 12 · 1993 4.9 · 2004 4.6 · 2009 3.6 · 2019 2.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1988 2.7 · 1993 4.3 · 2004 2.9 · 2009 2.3 · 2019 4.9
Walleye: 47 measured, 8 to 24 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 86 measured, 10 to 28 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 13 to 19 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.8 lb).
Black crappie: 100 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.54 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 133 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.42 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 3 Jun 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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2009–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Kitchi Lake is 50 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,865 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 750,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2019 standard survey caught 15 species, most often yellow perch, bluegill, northern pike and black crappie.
About 100% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.