Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Otter Tail fishing
Otter Tail fishing has Walleye and Lake Sturgeon on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and 9 more. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Black Crappie, and Rock Bass, dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Brown Bullhead, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 6
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+15 also recorded)
Fish at Otter Tail
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Lake Sturgeon Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants
Lake Sturgeon species guide
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present 
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
Pumpkinseed Confirmed present Best: dusk Best: dusk
Pumpkinseed species guide
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide Shorthead Redhorse Confirmed present
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Tullibee (cisco) Confirmed present White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Otter Tail is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
4,875,000
Fish stocked in 2023
4,850,000
Fish stocked in 2024
4,849,973
Fish stocked in 2025
4,001,506
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Ottertail, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Common questions
What fish are at Otter Tail?
Fishing Otter Tail usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Lake Sturgeon. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Lake Sturgeon was last stocked 2025. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Brown Bullhead, plus 11 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Otter Tail stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022.