Turtle fishing

Turtle 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 Turtle

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 Turtle is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

12,959

Fish stocked in 2025

9,652

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Walleye	9,652	–	report
January 1, 2023	Walleye	2,200	–	report
January 1, 2023	Walleye	10,759	–	report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Johnson 2.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Big Too Much 3.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 North Star 5.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Jessie 5.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Grave 8.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Turtle

Turtle is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Chippewa National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Turtle?

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

When is Turtle stocked?

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