Bijou fishing

Bijou fishing is stocked with Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, and Largemouth Bass on a natural lake. Also recorded: Northern Pike and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species stocked
4 (+2 also recorded)

Fish at Bijou

4 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide

How Bijou is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

120,000

Fish stocked in 2023

120,378

Fish stocked in 2024

120,172

Fish stocked in 2025

121,115

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye121,115–report
2024Walleye120,000–report
2024Largemouth Bass17–report
2024Crappie4–report
2024Bluegill Sunfish151–report
2023Walleye120,000–report
2023Largemouth Bass30–report
2023Crappie23–report
2023Bluegill Sunfish325–report
2022Walleye120,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Lake Park, MN

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Bijou (DOW 03063800): Open gravel boat access on the south shore of the northwest bay in section 29. Nearest town on the DNR record is Lake Park.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Bijou?

Fishing Bijou usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill Sunfish and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2024. Crappie was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2024. Northern Pike and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Bijou stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022.

How do you get on Bijou?

The nearest town is Lake Park, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Bijou (DOW 03063800): Open gravel boat access on the south shore of the northwest bay in section 29. Nearest town on the DNR record is Lake Park.

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