Waboose fishing

Waboose fishing is stocked with Walleye, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. 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.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
11
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Waboose

3 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 8 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Yellow Perch species guide

How Waboose 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

510,408

Fish stocked in 2023

3,256,653

Fish stocked in 2024

8,774

Fish stocked in 2025

1,837,132

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,605,132 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 232,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 171 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 8,455 – report
January 1, 2024 Crappie 11 – report
January 1, 2024 Bluegill Sunfish 137 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 3,024,525 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 232,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Bluegill Sunfish 128 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 500,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 10,408 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Ponsford, MN
Boat ramp
Yes

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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Nearest lakes

Many Point 4.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Little Bemidji 4.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Elbow 7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Tulaby 8.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Hanson 10.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Waboose

Waboose is inside Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.

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

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 January 1, 2025. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked January 1, 2024. Crappie was last stocked January 1, 2024. Largemouth Bass (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), Northern Pike (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), and Yellow Perch (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Waboose stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 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.

How do you get on Waboose?

There is a boat ramp. 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.

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