Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Big Stone fishing
Big Stone fishing has Lake Sturgeon and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, and 17 more. It is stocked about 2 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, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 8
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+23 also recorded)
Fish at Big Stone
Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Lake Sturgeon Stocked · 3 plants · last 2024 Last stocked 2024 · 3 plants
Lake Sturgeon species guide Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
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
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guide
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Freshwater Drum Confirmed present
Golden Redhorse Confirmed present
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 Orangespotted Sunfish Confirmed present
Quillback Confirmed present
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide Shorthead Redhorse Confirmed present
Suckers Confirmed present
Sunfish Confirmed present
White Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
White 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 Stone is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
3,348
Fish stocked in 2023
4,005
Fish stocked in 2024
863,351
Fish stocked in 2025
3,000,000
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Ortonville, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Common questions
What fish are at Big Stone?
Fishing Big Stone usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 5 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Lake Sturgeon. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Lake Sturgeon was last stocked 2024. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill, plus 19 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Big Stone stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2022.