Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Island fishing
Island fishing is stocked with Muskellunge and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 11
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Island
Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Muskellunge Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
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
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Island is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
5,327
Fish stocked in 2023
13,375
Fish stocked in 2024
2,637
Fish stocked in 2025
9,409
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 9,345 | – | report |
| 2025 | Muskellunge | 47 | – | report |
| 2025 | Muskellunge | 17 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 187 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 716 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 832 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 768 | – | report |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | 134 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 13,375 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 5,193 | – | report |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | 134 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Sturgeon Lake, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Island (DOW 58006200): Open DNR concrete/boat public access with a gravel lot for about 12 rigs. Nearest town on the DNR record is Sturgeon Lake.
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Common questions
What fish are at Island?
Fishing Island usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 7 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Muskellunge was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Island stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Island?
The nearest town is Sturgeon Lake, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Island (DOW 58006200): Open DNR concrete/boat public access with a gravel lot for about 12 rigs. Nearest town on the DNR record is Sturgeon Lake.