Public access
Thomas Lake
Le Sueur County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Lake Pepin
Public accessStocked 2025
Lake Pepin is a 403-acre lake in Le Sueur County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1996. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 40002800
- County
- Le Sueur
- Surface area
- 403 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 403 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.7 miles
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Montgomery
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 1996, re-survey
- Game fish caught in the 1996 survey
- yellow perch 1,689, green sunfish 50, walleye 21, black crappie 11, northern pike 5
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, green sunfish, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, and 4 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (1,007,500)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (744,545)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (1,007,500)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
- Pepin Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 4 trailer spaces, run by Le Sueur County
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not 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.