Public access
McKay Lake
Lyon County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Currant Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Currant Lake is a 406-acre lake in Murray County, 10 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 51008200
- County
- Murray
- Surface area
- 406 acres
- Maximum depth
- 10 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 406 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.0 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.1 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- October 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 14, since 1984
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- walleye 53
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 9 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (202,500)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (202,500)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (202,500)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Currant Lake (W) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Currant Lake (E) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, run by Murray County
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Stocked in the last 3 years
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
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.