O'Dowd fishing

O'Dowd fishing is stocked with Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at O'Dowd

1 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 10 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Yellow Perch species guide

How O'Dowd is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

8,394

Fish stocked in 2023

4,343

Fish stocked in 2024

921

Fish stocked in 2025

4,760

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 10 plants Showing 10 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 4,760 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 121 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 65 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 374 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 174 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 187 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 4,343 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 3,594 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 710 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 4,090 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Shakopee, MN
Boat ramp
Yes

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on O'Dowd (DOW 70009500): DNR-operated public boat access on the west-central shore off County Road 79. Nearest town on the DNR record is Shakopee.

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Common questions

What fish are at O'Dowd?

Fishing O'Dowd usually means Walleye. All 10 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Largemouth Bass (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), Northern Pike (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), and Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is O'Dowd stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

How do you get on O'Dowd?

There is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Shakopee, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on O'Dowd (DOW 70009500): DNR-operated public boat access on the west-central shore off County Road 79. Nearest town on the DNR record is Shakopee.

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