Lightning fishing

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

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Last stocked
2024
Walleye
Plants on record
3
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Lightning

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

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

Last stocked 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
2024Walleye540,000–report
2023Walleye541,000–report
2022Walleye541,000–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 Lightning?

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

When is Lightning stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.

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.