2 miles east of Chisago City
Chisago County, Minnesota · 45.3670° N, 92.8798° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Chisago Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:36 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Chisago Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 11,900 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 11,900 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 Chisago Lake was in August 2014: 10 gill nets and 10 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 12 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2022; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1995 12 · 2000 7.8 · 2005 2.6 · 2010 6.5 · 2014 2.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1995 22 · 2000 38 · 2005 29 · 2010 38 · 2014 28
Walleye: 66 measured, 7 to 25 in, half 18 in or longer; average 3.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–2.6 lb).
Northern pike: 98 measured, 17 to 34 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 208 measured, 4 to 17 in, half 13 in or longer; average 0.75 lb, normal (normal 0.3–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 149 measured, 3 to 12 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 559 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.16 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 4 Aug 2014, 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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2010–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Chisago Lake is 34 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 944 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 11,900 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2014 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, black crappie and northern pike.
About 29% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.