Orchard fishing

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

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Orchard

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Tiger Muskellunge Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

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

Last stocked 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
2025Walleye35,000–report
2024Walleye45,000–report
2024Tiger Muskellunge200–report
2022Tiger Muskellunge344–report

Access and facts

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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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 2024. Walleye was last stocked 2025.

When is Orchard stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2023.