Sturgeon fishing

Sturgeon fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once 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
3
Since 2023
Species recorded
1

Fish at Sturgeon

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Sturgeon is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

7,872

Fish stocked in 2025

5,678

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 5,678 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 7,742 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 130 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Thistledew 11.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Deer 18.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Kinney 19.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 James 20.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Mott Pit 22.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Sturgeon

Sturgeon is 0.8 miles outside the edge of McCarthy Beach State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Sturgeon?

Fishing Sturgeon usually means Walleye. All 3 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Sturgeon stocked?

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