Waconia fishing

Waconia fishing has Iod, Muskellunge, and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Waconia

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Muskellunge Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide
Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Iod Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2022

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 1 plant

How Waconia 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

1,749

Fish stocked in 2023

44,354

Fish stocked in 2024

830

Fish stocked in 2025

32,750

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 7 plants Showing 7 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 31,090 – report
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 1,660 – report
January 1, 2024 Muskellunge 830 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 43,524 – report
January 1, 2023 Muskellunge 830 – report
January 1, 2022 Muskellunge 829 – report
January 1, 2022 Iod 920 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Waconia?

Fishing Waconia usually means Muskellunge: Muskellunge accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and one more. Muskellunge was last stocked January 1, 2025. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Iod was last stocked January 1, 2022.

When is Waconia stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 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.