Bullhead fishing

Bullhead fishing has Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, and Pumpkinseed Sunfish on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 4.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
2025
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Plants on record
18
Since 2022
Species stocked
4 (+5 also recorded)

Fish at Bullhead

4 stocked · 7 confirmed present

Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 6 plants

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

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Pumpkinseed Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

How Bullhead is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

1,311

Fish stocked in 2023

2,847

Fish stocked in 2024

5,311

Fish stocked in 2025

976

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Pumpkinseed Sunfish124–report
2025Largemouth Bass3–report
2025Crappie30–report
2025Bluegill Sunfish819–report
2024Pumpkinseed Sunfish60–report
2024Largemouth Bass26–report
2024Crappie280–report
2024Bluegill Sunfish4,000–report
2024Bluegill Sunfish945–report
2023Pumpkinseed Sunfish50–report
2023Largemouth Bass9–report
2023Crappie20–report
2023Bluegill Sunfish1,500–report
2023Bluegill Sunfish1,268–report
2022Pumpkinseed Sunfish98–report
2022Largemouth Bass12–report
2022Crappie81–report
2022Bluegill Sunfish1,120–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Kelliher, MN

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 Bullhead?

Fishing Bullhead usually means Bluegill Sunfish: Bluegill Sunfish accounts for 6 of 18 plants on record, ahead of Crappie and 2 more. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2025. Pumpkinseed Sunfish was last stocked 2025. Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, and Hybrid Sunfish, plus 2 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Bullhead stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4.5 times a year since 2022.

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