Pelican fishing

Pelican fishing has Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Muskellunge
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Pelican

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Muskellunge Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide
Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Pelican 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

1,625,825

Fish stocked in 2023

10,323

Fish stocked in 2024

1,625,813

Fish stocked in 2025

813

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 813 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 1,625,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Muskellunge 813 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 9,500 – report
January 1, 2023 Muskellunge 823 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 1,625,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Muskellunge 825 – report
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Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

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Common questions

What fish are at Pelican?

Fishing Pelican usually means Muskellunge: Muskellunge accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Walleye. Muskellunge was last stocked January 1, 2025. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2024.

When is Pelican stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 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.