Cotton fishing

Cotton fishing has Brook Trout and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2023. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
6
Since 2023
Species recorded
2

Fish at Cotton

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

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

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Cotton is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

17,774

Fish stocked in 2025

24,214

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye4,915–report
2025Walleye10,095–report
2025Brook Trout9,204–report
2023Walleye4,191–report
2023Walleye7,385–report
2023Brook Trout6,198–report

Access and facts

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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 Cotton?

Fishing Cotton usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025.

When is Cotton stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2023. No plants recorded in 2024.