Sand fishing

Sand fishing has Walleye and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

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

Fish at Sand

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Sand is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2023

307,500

Fish stocked in 2024

54,000

Fish stocked in 2025

2,499

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,977 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 450 – report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 72 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 54,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 307,500 – report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Sand?

Fishing Sand usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 3 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Sand stocked?

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