Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Cottonwood fishing
Cottonwood fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: American Eel, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Orangespotted Sunfish, and 3 more. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dusk and night for Black Bullhead, and dawn and dusk for Common Carp.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+9 also recorded)
Fish at Cottonwood
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night American Eel Confirmed present
Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide Orangespotted Sunfish Confirmed present
White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Cottonwood is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
188,901
Fish stocked in 2023
175,828
Fish stocked in 2024
101,934
Fish stocked in 2025
124,769
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood?
Fishing Cottonwood usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025. American Eel, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Common Carp, plus 5 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Cottonwood stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.