Goose fishing

Goose fishing is stocked with Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
11
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Goose

1 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 11 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 11 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Yellow Perch species guide

How Goose is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

6,856

Fish stocked in 2023

19,130

Fish stocked in 2024

4,147

Fish stocked in 2025

4,864

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 11 plants Showing 11 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 258 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 4,606 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 351 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 812 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 157 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 2,491 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 336 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 1,003 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 18,127 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 16 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 6,840 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Stark, MN
Boat ramp
Yes

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list 1 open concrete/boat public access on Goose (DOW 13008300). Open DNR concrete/boat public access; private fee launch also listed at Goose Lake Resort on the SW end of the north basin. Nearest town on the DNR record is Stark (Chisago).

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Nearest lakes

West Rush 3.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Fish 4.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 East Rush 4.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Typo 15.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Cross 16.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Goose?

Fishing Goose usually means Walleye. All 11 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Largemouth Bass (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), Northern Pike (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), and Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Goose stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

How do you get on Goose?

There is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Stark, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list 1 open concrete/boat public access on Goose (DOW 13008300). Open DNR concrete/boat public access; private fee launch also listed at Goose Lake Resort on the SW end of the north basin. Nearest town on the DNR record is Stark (Chisago).

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