Big Portage fishing

Big Portage fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once 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
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Big Portage

1 stocked · 0 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

How Big Portage 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

901,755

Fish stocked in 2023

901,800

Fish stocked in 2024

904,365

Fish stocked in 2025

901,710

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 901,710 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 904,365 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 901,800 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 901,755 – report

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Common questions

What fish are at Big Portage?

Fishing Big Portage usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Big Portage stocked?

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