Walleye Stocked · 10 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night O'Dowd fishing
O'Dowd fishing is stocked with Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. 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.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at O'Dowd
Walleye Stocked · 10 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow O'Dowd is stocked
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
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 4,760 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 121 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 65 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 374 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 174 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 187 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 4,343 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 3,594 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 710 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 4,090 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- 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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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 2025. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is O'Dowd stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on O'Dowd?
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.