Sleepy Eye fishing

Sleepy Eye fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, 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
2
Since 2023
Species recorded
1

Fish at Sleepy Eye

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Sleepy Eye is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

103,179

Fish stocked in 2025

102,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 102,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 103,179 – report

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Common questions

What fish are at Sleepy Eye?

Fishing Sleepy Eye usually means Walleye. All 2 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Sleepy Eye stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.