Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Big Portage fishing
Big Portage fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and 6 more. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Black Crappie, and Rock Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch, and day and night for Bowfin.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+12 also recorded)
Fish at Big Portage
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
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
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 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 Portage is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
901,755
Fish stocked in 2023
901,800
Fish stocked in 2024
904,365
Fish stocked in 2025
901,710
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Backus, MN
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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 2025. Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, and Brown Bullhead, plus 8 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Big Portage stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.