Tyler Lake in Le Sueur County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Tyler Lake is a Le Sueur County water, in Minnesota. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Le Sueur County standards. Start from Le Center, 1.9 miles down the road. Minneapolis is the closest city, 45 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Tyler Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Le Sueur County cover common carp, bluegill, largemouth bass and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Tyler Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 11°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. From about early April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Tyler Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Sautter Lake is 1.5 miles off. What applies at Tyler Lake may have changed since it was mapped.