Cornelia fishing

Cornelia fishing has Bluegill Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, and 1 more on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Goldfish, Green Sunfish, and Pumpkinseed. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Bluegill.

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Last stocked
2025
Yellow Perch
Plants on record
13
Since 2022
Species stocked
7 (+5 also recorded)

Fish at Cornelia

7 stocked · 6 confirmed present

Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
Pumpkinseed Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Cornelia is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

430

Fish stocked in 2023

300

Fish stocked in 2024

352

Fish stocked in 2025

1,357

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Yellow Perch999–report
2025Pumpkinseed Sunfish133–report
2025Northern Pike30–report
2025Crappie20–report
2025Bluegill Sunfish175–report
2024Northern Pike25–report
2024Largemouth Bass17–report
2024Bluegill Sunfish310–report
2023Crappie100–report
2023Bluegill Sunfish200–report
2022Largemouth Bass4–report
2022Hybrid Sunfish144–report
2022Bluegill Sunfish282–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Edina, 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 Cornelia?

Fishing Cornelia usually means Bluegill Sunfish: Bluegill Sunfish accounts for 4 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Crappie and 5 more. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2024. Northern Pike was last stocked 2025. 3 more species are on the stocking report. Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Goldfish, and Green Sunfish, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Cornelia stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022.

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