Hay fishing

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

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
7
Since 2023
Species recorded
2

Fish at Hay

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

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

Last stocked 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

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

Last stocked 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

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye214,000–report
2025Brook Trout2,482–report
2025Brook Trout2,069–report
2025Brook Trout6,572–report
2025Brook Trout3,286–report
2025Brook Trout2,821–report
2023Walleye214,000–report

Access and facts

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 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 2025. Walleye was last stocked 2025.

When is Hay stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2023. No plants recorded in 2024.