Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Sunfish lake
Tilde Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2024
Tilde Lake is a 248-acre lake in Clay County, 13 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 14000400
- County
- Clay
- Surface area
- 248 acres
- Maximum depth
- 13 feet
- Mean depth
- 9 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 248 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.7 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.7 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2025, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1986
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- walleye 161, northern pike 40, rock bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (261,146)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (259,000)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (259,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- Tilde Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 7 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Infested waters list
- red swamp crayfish
- 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.