Lightning fishing

Lightning fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2024
1,003 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
3
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Lightning

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Lightning is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Clear (9.8 mi), Pomme de Terre (10.3 mi), Swan (10.9 mi), Orwell (10.9 mi), and Dayton Hollow Reservoir (12.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Clear is also stocked with Walleye, Pomme de Terre is also stocked with Walleye, Swan is also stocked with Walleye, Orwell is also stocked with Walleye, and Dayton Hollow Reservoir is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish stocked in 2022

541,000

Fish stocked in 2023

541,000

Fish stocked in 2024

540,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2024 Walleye 540,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 541,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 541,000 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Clear 9.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Pomme de Terre 10.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Swan 10.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Orwell 10.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Dayton Hollow Reservoir 12.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Lightning?

Fishing Lightning usually means Walleye. All 3 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2024.

When is Lightning stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2024. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January.

Which lakes near Lightning were stocked more recently?

Clear (9.8 mi), Pomme de Terre (10.3 mi), Swan (10.9 mi), Orwell (10.9 mi), and Dayton Hollow Reservoir (12.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Clear is also stocked with Walleye, Pomme de Terre is also stocked with Walleye, Swan is also stocked with Walleye, Orwell is also stocked with Walleye, and Dayton Hollow Reservoir is also stocked with Walleye.