Smith Pond fishing

Smith Pond fishing has Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Yellow Perch
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species recorded
5

Fish at Smith Pond

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2022

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 1 plant

Hybrid Sunfish species guide
Yellow Bullhead Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2025

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 1 plant

Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Smith Pond 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

292

Fish stocked in 2023

389

Fish stocked in 2024

200

Fish stocked in 2025

1,074

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 9 plants Showing 9 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Yellow Perch 1,001 – report
January 1, 2025 Yellow Bullhead 5 – report
January 1, 2025 Bluegill Sunfish 68 – report
January 1, 2024 Bluegill Sunfish 200 – report
January 1, 2023 Crappie 178 – report
January 1, 2023 Bluegill Sunfish 211 – report
January 1, 2022 Hybrid Sunfish 90 – report
January 1, 2022 Crappie 69 – report
January 1, 2022 Bluegill Sunfish 133 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Smith Pond?

Fishing Smith Pond usually means Bluegill Sunfish: Bluegill Sunfish accounts for 4 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Crappie and 3 more. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2025. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2023. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2022. Yellow Bullhead was last stocked January 1, 2025. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Smith Pond stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 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.