Public access
McKay Lake
Lyon County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Lake Yankton
Public accessStocked 2024
Lake Yankton is a 403-acre lake in Lyon County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 42004700
- County
- Lyon
- Surface area
- 403 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 401 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.9 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.0 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- October 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 14, since 1985
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- walleye 58
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 9 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (193,500)
- Stocked in 2023
- northern pike fingerlings (616); walleye fry (193,500)
- Stocked in 2021
- walleye fry (193,500)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2017 to 2024)
- Yankton Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Balaton
- 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.