Cokato fishing

Cokato fishing has Bluegill Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Crappie on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species recorded
4

Fish at Cokato

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Cokato is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2022

65,500

Fish stocked in 2023

95,987

Fish stocked in 2025

181,929

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye60,000–report
2025Walleye120,679–report
2025Crappie250–report
2025Bluegill Sunfish1,000–report
2023Walleye3,987–report
2023Walleye92,000–report
2022Yellow Perch500–report
2022Walleye50,000–report
2022Bluegill Sunfish15,000–report

Access and facts

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 Cokato?

Fishing Cokato usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 5 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill Sunfish and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2025. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2022.

When is Cokato stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2024.