Turtle fishing

Turtle fishing has Walleye and Crappie on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
6
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Turtle

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide

How Turtle 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

70,000

Fish stocked in 2023

70,000

Fish stocked in 2024

71,850

Fish stocked in 2025

71,700

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 6 plants Showing 6 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 70,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Crappie 1,700 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 70,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Crappie 1,850 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 70,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 70,000 – report
Show all 6 plants + Show less

Access and facts

View larger map · Open in Google Maps · Directions

Nearest lakes

Bijou 3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Ida 5.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Sand 5.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Little Cormorant 7.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Silver 8.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Turtle?

Fishing Turtle usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Crappie. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Turtle stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 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.