Big Rice fishing

Big Rice fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
2
Since 2023
Species recorded
1

Fish at Big Rice

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Big Rice is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

729,551

Fish stocked in 2025

630,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 630,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 729,551 – report

Access and facts

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Public land at Big Rice

Big Rice is 0.2 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 Rice?

Fishing Big Rice usually means Walleye. All 2 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Big Rice stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.