Currant Lake
Murray County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 51008200
DNR records show 8 stocking entries at Currant Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (202,500 fish).
- Currant Lake has 8 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2025): walleye (7), yellow perch (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,362,393 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 10 ft; surface area 406 acres, 406 littoral acres, 4.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.1 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, brown bullhead, common carp, orangespotted sunfish, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Murray County, nearest town Balaton; DNR lake number (DOW) 51008200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 202,500 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 202,500 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 202,500 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 188,500 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 188,500 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 188,500 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 189,393 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | adults | 1,943 | 200.0 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | LOCATED ON NW SIDE OF THE LAKE. - Adequate. |
| concrete ramp | county | LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 212.00 | 53 | 0.00 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Currant Lake is a 394-acre, class 43 lake that has a maximum depth of 9.5 ft. and is located southwest of Balaton in Murray County. Currant Lake is situated in a mostly agricultural landscape which results in poor water quality due to runoff of nutrients. Currant Lake is managed primarily for Walleye and secondarily for Yellow Perch and Black Crappie. Currant Lake was stocked with Lower Mississippi strain Walleye fry in the spring of 2017, due to surplus production of this strain. Prior to 2017 LMS stocking, the Lower Mississippi strain was last stocked decades ago, but has persisted in several area lakes despite extensive stocking of other strains of Walleye. A daytime electrofishing survey was conducted on October 8, 2025 to determine if the fry stocking was successful. Young-of-the year Walleye were captured at a rate of 212.0 per hour electrofishing, which indicates that the fry stocking was successful. In stocked years, the goal is to attain 30.0 per hour electrofishing. Lengths of Walleye ranged from 5.1 to 7.9 inches and averaged 6.5 inches. If they survive the winter, the 2025 year class should be a strong year class in the Currant Lake Walleye population.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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