Lake-specific eating advicePublic access
North Brown's Lake
Stearns County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Vails Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Vails Lake is a 161-acre lake in Stearns County, 20 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2024. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 73015100
- County
- Stearns
- Surface area
- 161 acres
- Maximum depth
- 20 feet
- Mean depth
- 9 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 127 acres, 79% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.9 miles
- Average water clarity
- 4.1 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 2024, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 10, since 1980
- Game fish caught in the 2024 survey
- yellow perch 216, northern pike 50, black crappie 45, walleye 7, hybrid sunfish 3, bluegill 3, pumpkinseed 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 16 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fingerlings (1,720)
- Mud Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 5 trailer spaces, run by City of Eden Valley
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 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.