Snelling fishing

Snelling fishing has Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and White Bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie and White Bass and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · White Bass
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species recorded
5

Fish at Snelling

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2024

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 3 plants

Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
White Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

White Bass species guide
Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Snelling 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

1,079

Fish stocked in 2023

521

Fish stocked in 2024

799

Fish stocked in 2025

11,000

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 7 plants Showing 7 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 White Bass 11,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Yellow Perch 300 – report
January 1, 2024 Northern Pike 19 – report
January 1, 2024 Bluegill Sunfish 480 – report
January 1, 2023 Bluegill Sunfish 521 – report
January 1, 2022 Crappie 370 – report
January 1, 2022 Bluegill Sunfish 709 – report
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Nearest lakes

Taft 3.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Nokomis 3.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Smith Pond 4.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Powderhorn 5.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Harriet 6.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Snelling

Snelling is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Fort Snelling State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Snelling?

Fishing Snelling usually means Bluegill Sunfish: Bluegill Sunfish accounts for 3 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Crappie and 3 more. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2024. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2022. Northern Pike was last stocked January 1, 2024. White Bass was last stocked January 1, 2025. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Snelling stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 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.