Madison fishing

Madison fishing has Northern Pike and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2024
1,003 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
5
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Madison

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Madison is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,046,623

Fish stocked in 2024

861,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2024 Walleye 500,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 361,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 500,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 1,446,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Northern Pike 100,623 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Duck 2.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Eagle 4.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Elysian (Main Lake) 5.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 West Jefferson 6.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 German 7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Madison?

Fishing Madison usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2024. Northern Pike was last stocked January 1, 2022.

When is Madison stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2024. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2022, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2023.

Which lakes near Madison were stocked more recently?

Duck (2.3 mi), Eagle (4.6 mi), Elysian (Main Lake) (5.8 mi), West Jefferson (6.3 mi), and German (7 mi) were stocked more recently. Duck is also stocked with Northern Pike, Eagle is also stocked with Walleye, Elysian (Main Lake) is also stocked with Walleye, West Jefferson is also stocked with Walleye and Northern Pike, and German is also stocked with Walleye.