Barnesville fishing

Barnesville fishing is stocked with Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Lake Sturgeon, Largemouth Bass, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
5

Fish at Barnesville

5 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Lake Sturgeon Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Lake Sturgeon species guide
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Yellow Perch species guide

How Barnesville is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

10,000

Fish stocked in 2023

10,192

Fish stocked in 2024

11,978

Fish stocked in 2025

11,013

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 10 plants Showing 10 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 10,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Lake Sturgeon 1,013 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 11,215 – report
January 1, 2024 Largemouth Bass 33 – report
January 1, 2024 Lake Sturgeon 506 – report
January 1, 2024 Crappie 60 – report
January 1, 2024 Bluegill Sunfish 164 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 10,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Bluegill Sunfish 192 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 10,000 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Barnesville, MN
Shore access
Yes

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access notes No official boat access; City of Barnesville park surrounds the lake and provides shorefishing. Nearest town on the DNR record is Barnesville.

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Nearest lakes

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Common questions

What fish are at Barnesville?

Fishing Barnesville usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill Sunfish and 3 more. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2024. Lake Sturgeon was last stocked January 1, 2025. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2024. 1 more species is on the stocking report. Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Barnesville stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

How do you get on Barnesville?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Barnesville, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access notes No official boat access; City of Barnesville park surrounds the lake and provides shorefishing. Nearest town on the DNR record is Barnesville.

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