Upper Hay fishing

Upper Hay fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, 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
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at Upper Hay

1 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

How Upper Hay 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

184,000

Fish stocked in 2023

184,000

Fish stocked in 2024

184,000

Fish stocked in 2025

184,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 184,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 184,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 184,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 184,000 – report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Upper Hay?

Fishing Upper Hay usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Upper Hay stocked?

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