Public accessStocked 2025
Wood Lake
Yellow Medicine County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Tyson Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Tyson Lake is a 166-acre lake in Yellow Medicine County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2023. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 87001900
- County
- Yellow Medicine
- Surface area
- 166 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 166 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.3 miles
- Average water clarity
- 3.2 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- September 2023, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 9, since 1992
- Game fish caught in the 2023 survey
- walleye 62
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 3 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (51,135)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (50,967)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (50,842)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
- Tyson Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- 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.