Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Dayton Hollow Reservoir fishing
Dayton Hollow Reservoir fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, and 14 more. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Black Crappie, and Rock Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch, and day and night for Bowfin.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+20 also recorded)
Fish at Dayton Hollow Reservoir
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Bowfin Confirmed present Best: day, night Best: day, night
Bowfin species guide
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guide
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Golden Redhorse Confirmed present
Greater Redhorse Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Pumpkinseed Confirmed present Best: dusk Best: dusk
Pumpkinseed species guide
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide Shorthead Redhorse Confirmed present
Silver Redhorse Confirmed present
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Dayton Hollow Reservoir is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
139,000
Fish stocked in 2023
139,000
Fish stocked in 2024
212,000
Fish stocked in 2025
139,000
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Fergus Falls, 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 Dayton Hollow Reservoir?
Fishing Dayton Hollow Reservoir usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin, plus 16 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Dayton Hollow Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.