Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night String fishing
String fishing has Northern Pike and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and 3 more. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+9 also recorded)
Fish at String
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Northern Pike Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Orangespotted Sunfish Confirmed present
White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow String is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
326,508
Fish stocked in 2023
325,000
Fish stocked in 2024
325,241
Fish stocked in 2025
325,634
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 325,218 | – | report |
| 2025 | Northern Pike | 416 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 325,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | 241 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 325,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 325,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | 1,508 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Wilder, MN
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Common questions
What fish are at String?
Fishing String usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2025. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Channel Catfish, plus 5 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is String stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.