Walleye Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Waboose fishing
Waboose fishing is stocked with Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, and Crappie on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 11
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 3 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Waboose
Walleye Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024
Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Waboose is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
510,408
Fish stocked in 2023
3,256,653
Fish stocked in 2024
8,774
Fish stocked in 2025
1,837,132
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 1,605,132 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 232,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 171 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 8,455 | – | report |
| 2024 | Crappie | 11 | – | report |
| 2024 | Bluegill Sunfish | 137 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 3,024,525 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 232,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Bluegill Sunfish | 128 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 500,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 10,408 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Ponsford, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Waboose (DOW 03021300): Open boat launch on the south shore owned by Tamarack NWR; tight turnaround near the ramp, parking along the access road for at least six rigs. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ponsford.
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Common questions
What fish are at Waboose?
Fishing Waboose usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 8 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill Sunfish and one more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2024. Crappie was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Waboose stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Waboose?
The nearest town is Ponsford, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Waboose (DOW 03021300): Open boat launch on the south shore owned by Tamarack NWR; tight turnaround near the ramp, parking along the access road for at least six rigs. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ponsford.