Rod Smith Pond fishing

Rod Smith Pond fishing has Largemouth Bass and Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Sunfish
Plants on record
5
Since 2023
Species recorded
2

Fish at Rod Smith Pond

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Sunfish Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2025

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 3 plants

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

How Rod Smith Pond is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2023

447

Fish stocked in 2024

413

Fish stocked in 2025

239

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Sunfish 237 – report
January 1, 2025 Largemouth Bass 2 – report
January 1, 2024 Sunfish 413 – report
January 1, 2023 Sunfish 438 – report
January 1, 2023 Largemouth Bass 9 – report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Rod Smith Pond?

Fishing Rod Smith Pond usually means Sunfish: Sunfish accounts for 3 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass. Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Rod Smith Pond stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January.