Pickerel fishing

Pickerel fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times 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
7
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Pickerel

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Pickerel 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

249,567

Fish stocked in 2023

246,000

Fish stocked in 2024

249,758

Fish stocked in 2025

249,075

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 7 plants Showing 7 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 3,075 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 246,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 1,845 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 247,913 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 246,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 3,567 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 246,000 – report
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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 January 1, 2025.

When is Pickerel 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.