Portage fishing

Portage 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.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Portage

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 Portage 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

48,285

Fish stocked in 2023

48,600

Fish stocked in 2024

48,285

Fish stocked in 2025

47,730

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 47,730 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 48,285 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 48,600 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 48,285 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Diamond 4.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Teepee 6.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Child 10.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Big Portage 12.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Hazel 12.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Portage

Portage is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Chippewa National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Portage?

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

When is Portage 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.