9 miles north of Chickamaw Beach
Cass County, Minnesota · 46.8716° N, 94.3403° 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 Ponto Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Ponto Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 897 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 897 walleye fingerlings.
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 Ponto Lake was in August 2024: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 12 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2009 3.7 · 2015 4.3 · 2018 3.6 · 2021 2.8 · 2024 6.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2009 11 · 2015 10 · 2018 4.1 · 2021 13 · 2024 4.3
Walleye: 58 measured, 12 to 24 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–3 lb).
Northern pike: 52 measured, 15 to 29 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 56 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.98 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 8 to 15 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 45 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 19 Aug 2024, 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 18 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2009–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Ponto Lake is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 388 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Ponto Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 897 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2024 standard survey caught 12 species, most often rock bass, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike.
About 71% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.