Walleye Stocked · 11 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Wood fishing
Wood fishing has Walleye, Yellow Perch, Bluegill Sunfish, and Crappie on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, and 2 more. It is stocked about 3.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch and Bluegill, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 4 (+8 also recorded)
Fish at Wood
Walleye Stocked · 11 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Yellow Perch Stocked · 2 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk Bluegill Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024
Last stocked 2024 · 1 plant
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night Bigmouth Buffalo Confirmed present
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Freshwater Drum Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present Orangespotted Sunfish Confirmed present
How Wood is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
248,369
Fish stocked in 2023
151,378
Fish stocked in 2024
103,980
Fish stocked in 2025
153,405
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 153,405 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 348 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 101,934 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 568 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 230 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 820 | – | report |
| 2024 | Crappie | 23 | – | report |
| 2024 | Bluegill Sunfish | 57 | – | report |
| 2023 | Yellow Perch | 940 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 150,406 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 32 | – | report |
| 2022 | Yellow Perch | 5,455 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 13 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 242,873 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 28 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Wood Lake, MN
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 Wood?
Fishing Wood usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 11 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Yellow Perch and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2023. Bluegill Sunfish was last stocked 2024. Crappie was last stocked 2024. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill, plus 5 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Wood stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 3.8 times a year since 2022.