Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Pickerel fishing
Pickerel fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and 7 more. It is stocked about 1.8 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
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+13 also recorded)
Fish at Pickerel
Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
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
Muskellunge Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Muskellunge 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 White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Pickerel is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
249,567
Fish stocked in 2023
246,000
Fish stocked in 2024
249,758
Fish stocked in 2025
249,075
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Detroit Lakes, MN
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Common questions
What fish are at Pickerel?
Fishing Pickerel usually means Walleye. All 7 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Brown Bullhead, plus 9 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Pickerel stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.