Big Stone NWR East Pool fishing

Big Stone NWR East Pool fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2022, 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: 3; Since 2022
Species recorded: 1

Fish at Big Stone NWR East Pool

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Big Stone NWR East Pool is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2022

600,000

Fish stocked in 2023

599,420

Fish stocked in 2025

500,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Walleye	500,000	–	report
January 1, 2023	Walleye	599,420	–	report
January 1, 2022	Walleye	600,000	–	report

Access and facts

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Public land at Big Stone NWR East Pool

Big Stone NWR East Pool is inside Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Big Stone NWR East Pool?

Fishing Big Stone NWR East Pool usually means Walleye. All 3 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Big Stone NWR East Pool stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.