Perch fishing

Perch fishing has Crappie and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.5 times 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
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Perch

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 9 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 9 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide

How Perch is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2022

112,315

Fish stocked in 2024

115,255

Fish stocked in 2025

112,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye112,000–report
2024Walleye66–report
2024Walleye145–report
2024Walleye38–report
2024Walleye112,000–report
2024Walleye1,220–report
2024Walleye1,140–report
2024Walleye646–report
2022Walleye112,000–report
2022Crappie315–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 Perch?

Fishing Perch usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 9 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Crappie. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2022.

When is Perch stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2023.