Walleye Stocked · 10 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Long Tom fishing
Long Tom fishing is stocked with Crappie, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Suckers, and 1 more. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie and Walleye, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 16
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 4 (+7 also recorded)
Fish at Long Tom
Walleye Stocked · 10 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Northern Pike Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present Orangespotted Sunfish Confirmed present
Suckers Confirmed present
White Sucker Confirmed present
How Long Tom is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
813
Fish stocked in 2023
52,298
Fish stocked in 2024
8,333
Fish stocked in 2025
1,468
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 530 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 42 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 56 | – | report |
| 2025 | Northern Pike | 840 | – | report |
| 2024 | Yellow Perch | 1,180 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 3,822 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 324 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 1,275 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 240 | – | report |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | 1,414 | – | report |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | 78 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 50,714 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 1,584 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 29 | – | report |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | 362 | – | report |
| 2022 | Crappie | 422 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Ortonville, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open state-owned concrete ramp on the northeast corner of Long Tom Lake off County Rd 67. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ortonville.
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Common questions
What fish are at Long Tom?
Fishing Long Tom usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 10 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2022. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2024. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Common Carp, and Green Sunfish, plus 4 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Long Tom stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Long Tom?
The nearest town is Ortonville, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open state-owned concrete ramp on the northeast corner of Long Tom Lake off County Rd 67. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ortonville.