Big fishing

Big fishing has Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
12
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Big

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Muskellunge Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide
Walleye Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Big 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

1,609,928

Fish stocked in 2023

1,056,100

Fish stocked in 2024

2,266,050

Fish stocked in 2025

1,033,268

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 12 plants Showing 12 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,033,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 47 – report
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 23 – report
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 198 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 1,050,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 1,215,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Muskellunge 1,050 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 1,056,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Muskellunge 100 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 500,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 1,108,800 – report
January 1, 2022 Muskellunge 1,128 – report
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Access and facts

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Public land at Big

Big is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Chippewa National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Big?

Fishing Big is as likely for Muskellunge and Walleye. Each accounts for 6 of 12 plants on record. Muskellunge was last stocked January 1, 2025. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Big stocked?

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