Bijou fishing

Bijou fishing is stocked with Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. 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.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
4

Fish at Bijou

4 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Yellow Perch species guide

How Bijou is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

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

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 121,115 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 120,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Largemouth Bass 17 – report
January 1, 2024 Crappie 4 – report
January 1, 2024 Bluegill Sunfish 151 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 120,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Largemouth Bass 30 – report
January 1, 2023 Crappie 23 – report
January 1, 2023 Bluegill Sunfish 325 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 120,000 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Lake Park, MN
Boat ramp
Yes

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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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 January 1, 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2024. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked January 1, 2024. Northern Pike (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) and Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Bijou stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

How do you get on Bijou?

There is a boat ramp. 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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