Hay fishing

Hay fishing has Walleye and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2023, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
7
Since 2023
Species recorded
2

Fish at Hay

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Hay is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

214,000

Fish stocked in 2025

231,230

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 7 plants Showing 7 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 214,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,482 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,069 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 6,572 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 3,286 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,821 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 214,000 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Hay?

Fishing Hay usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 5 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Walleye. Brook Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Hay stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2023, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.