Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Big Birch fishing
Big Birch fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, and 11 more. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Black Crappie, and Rock Bass, dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Brown Bullhead, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+17 also recorded)
Fish at Big Birch
Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Bowfin Confirmed present Best: day, night Best: day, night
Bowfin species guide
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Pumpkinseed Confirmed present Best: dusk Best: dusk
Pumpkinseed species guide
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Tullibee (cisco) Confirmed present White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Big Birch is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
27,550
Fish stocked in 2023
1,900,000
Fish stocked in 2024
25,383
Fish stocked in 2025
1,900,000
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Grey Eagle, MN
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Common questions
What fish are at Big Birch?
Fishing Big Birch usually means Walleye. All 7 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin, plus 13 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Big Birch stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.