Smith Pond fishing

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

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Last stocked
2025
Yellow Perch
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species stocked
5 (+2 also recorded)

Fish at Smith Pond

5 stocked · 4 confirmed present

Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

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

Last stocked 2023 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Yellow Bullhead Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

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

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Smith Pond is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

292

Fish stocked in 2023

389

Fish stocked in 2024

200

Fish stocked in 2025

1,074

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Yellow Perch1,001–report
2025Yellow Bullhead5–report
2025Bluegill Sunfish68–report
2024Bluegill Sunfish200–report
2023Crappie178–report
2023Bluegill Sunfish211–report
2022Hybrid Sunfish90–report
2022Crappie69–report
2022Bluegill Sunfish133–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Bloomington, MN

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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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 2025. Crappie was last stocked 2023. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 2022. Yellow Bullhead was last stocked 2025. 1 more species is on the stocking report. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Smith Pond stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022.

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