Pepin fishing

Pepin fishing has 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: 1

Fish at Pepin

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

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

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Pepin 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

1,007,500

Fish stocked in 2023

1,007,500

Fish stocked in 2024

744,545

Fish stocked in 2025

1,007,500

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Walleye	1,007,500	–	report
January 1, 2024	Walleye	744,545	–	report
January 1, 2023	Walleye	1,007,500	–	report
January 1, 2022	Walleye	1,007,500	–	report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Pepin?

Fishing Pepin usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Pepin stocked?

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