6 miles north of Chickamaw Beach
Cass County, Minnesota · 46.8299° N, 94.3487° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:52 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Ada.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of Lake Ada in 5 of the years 2020 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,272 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,272 walleye yearlings.
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 Lake Ada was in July 2022: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 1.1 · 2007 1.1 · 2012 2.4 · 2016 1.4 · 2022 3.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 10 · 2007 20 · 2012 21 · 2016 38 · 2022 28
Walleye: 42 measured, 12 to 25 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 142 measured, 13 to 38 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 53 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.79 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 82 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.33 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 378 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.16 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 11 Jul 2022, 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Ada is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 963 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Ada Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2020 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,272 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2022 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and rock bass.
About 69% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.