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, most often in January. 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
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species recorded
4

Fish at Cokato

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

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

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

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

Last stocked January 1, 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

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 60,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 120,679 – report
January 1, 2025 Crappie 250 – report
January 1, 2025 Bluegill Sunfish 1,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 3,987 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 92,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Yellow Perch 500 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 50,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Bluegill Sunfish 15,000 – report
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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 January 1, 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2025. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2025. Yellow Perch was last stocked January 1, 2022.

When is Cokato stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.