Rice fishing

Rice fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 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: 5; Since 2022
Species recorded: 1

Fish at Rice

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Rice 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

1,023,597

Fish stocked in 2023

1,201,133

Fish stocked in 2024

499,870

Fish stocked in 2025

756,798

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Walleye	756,798	–	report
January 1, 2024	Walleye	499,870	–	report
January 1, 2023	Walleye	1,201,133	–	report
January 1, 2022	Walleye	959,635	–	report
January 1, 2022	Walleye	63,962	–	report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Rice?

Fishing Rice usually means Walleye. All 5 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Rice stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 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.