Orchard fishing

Orchard fishing has Tiger Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Orchard

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Tiger Muskellunge Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Orchard is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2022

344

Fish stocked in 2024

45,200

Fish stocked in 2025

35,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 35,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 45,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Tiger Muskellunge 200 – report
January 1, 2022 Tiger Muskellunge 344 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Marion 2.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 McColl Pond 4.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Unnamed 5.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Crystal 6.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Cobblestone 7.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Orchard?

Fishing Orchard is as likely for Tiger Muskellunge and Walleye. Each accounts for 2 of 4 plants on record. Tiger Muskellunge was last stocked January 1, 2024. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Orchard stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2023.