Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Heron (South Heron) fishing
Heron (South Heron) fishing has Northern Pike and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, and 2 more. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 6
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+8 also recorded)
Fish at Heron (South Heron)
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp 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 Heron (South Heron) is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
1,675,848
Fish stocked in 2023
1,422,500
Fish stocked in 2024
1,423,807
Fish stocked in 2025
711,250
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Lakefield, 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 Heron (South Heron)?
Fishing Heron (South Heron) usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2024. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Common Carp, plus 4 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Heron (South Heron) stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022.