Bass fishing

Bass fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

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

Fish at Bass

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Bass 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

940,000

Fish stocked in 2023

940,000

Fish stocked in 2024

940,000

Fish stocked in 2025

1,001,567

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,000,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,567 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 940,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 940,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 940,000 – report

Access and facts

Nearest lakes

Public land at Bass

Bass is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Itasca State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Bass?

Fishing Bass usually means Walleye. All 5 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Bass stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 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.