Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Circle fishing
Circle fishing has Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, and Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, and 9 more. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Crappie, and White Bass, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Common Carp, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 4 (+15 also recorded)
Fish at Circle
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023
Last stocked 2023 · 1 plant
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Bowfin Confirmed present Best: day, night Best: day, night
Bowfin species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Freshwater Drum Confirmed present
Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present 
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Pumpkinseed Confirmed present Best: dusk Best: dusk
Pumpkinseed species guide Smallmouth Buffalo 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 Circle is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
419,000
Fish stocked in 2023
210,578
Fish stocked in 2024
326,992
Fish stocked in 2025
209,500
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Lonsdale, MN
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Common questions
What fish are at Circle?
Fishing Circle usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill Sunfish and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2023. Crappie was last stocked 2023. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2023. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill, plus 12 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Circle stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.