Upper Prior fishing

Upper Prior fishing has Walleye and Northern Pike on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
5
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Upper Prior

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

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

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Upper Prior is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2022

4,917

Fish stocked in 2023

4,951

Fish stocked in 2025

5,265

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye5,264–report
2025Northern Pike1–report
2023Walleye4,706–report
2023Walleye245–report
2022Walleye4,917–report

Access and facts

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Upper Prior?

Fishing Upper Prior usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2025.

When is Upper Prior stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2024.