Muskellunge Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Minnetonka fishing
Minnetonka fishing is stocked with Muskellunge and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill. It is stocked about 3.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Bluegill.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+4 also recorded)
Fish at Minnetonka
Muskellunge Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guideHow Minnetonka is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
135,557
Fish stocked in 2023
2,049
Fish stocked in 2024
99,896
Fish stocked in 2025
11,670
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 10,500 | – | report |
| 2025 | Muskellunge | 1,170 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 25,200 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 9,246 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 52,870 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 9,983 | – | report |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | 2,515 | – | report |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | 82 | – | report |
| 2023 | Muskellunge | 438 | – | report |
| 2023 | Muskellunge | 1,611 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 17,152 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 117,189 | – | report |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | 856 | – | report |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | 357 | – | report |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | 3 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Mound, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder lists multiple open public launches, including Spring Park Bay (two-ramp lane), Gray's Bay (city/DNR co-op with marina), Maxwell Bay (DNR), North Arm (county), and Three Rivers Lake Minnetonka Regional Park (fee/permit for boat-trailer parking; overnight closures).
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About Minnetonka
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Common questions
What fish are at Minnetonka?
Fishing Minnetonka usually means Muskellunge: Muskellunge accounts for 8 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Walleye. Muskellunge was last stocked 2025. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Minnetonka stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 3.8 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Minnetonka?
The nearest town is Mound, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder lists multiple open public launches, including Spring Park Bay (two-ramp lane), Gray's Bay (city/DNR co-op with marina), Maxwell Bay (DNR), North Arm (county), and Three Rivers Lake Minnetonka Regional Park (fee/permit for boat-trailer parking; overnight closures).