Report criteria: year=2009, county=WINONA, species=

Winona County

     Middle Branch Whitewater River
          Brown Trout - 18,000 fingerlings weighing 90.5 lbs.
          Rainbow Trout - 4,182 yearlings weighing 2,195.0 lbs.
     Pickwick Creek
          Brook Trout - 9,000 fingerlings weighing 43.2 lbs.
     Rush Creek
          Brown Trout - 43,000 fingerlings weighing 201.7 lbs.
          Rainbow Trout - 2,500 yearlings weighing 1,165.6 lbs.
     South Barnch Whitewater River
          Rainbow Trout - 2,140 yearlings weighing 1,120.0 lbs.
     Whitewater River
          Rainbow Trout - 3,893 yearlings weighing 2,060.0 lbs.
     Winona - 85001100
          Walleye - 2,520 fingerlings weighing 140.0 lbs.

Stocking Notes
1 - indicates fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
2 - indicates fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
3 – indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by DNR and other agencies (state, federal or tribal) or sporting groups.

Stocking Fish Sizes
Fry - Newly hatched fish that are ready to be stocked usually called "swim-ups". Walleye fry are 1/3 of an inch or around 8 mm.
Fingerling - Fingerlings are one to six months old and can range from a size of one to twelve inches depending on the species. Walleye fingerlings range from three to eight inches each fall.
Yearling - Yearling fish are at least one year old. A one-year-old fish can range from three to twenty inches depending on the species. Walleye yearlings average from six to twelve inches.
Adult - Adult fish are fish that have reached maturity. Depending on the species, maturity can be reached at two years of age. Walleye reach maturity between the ages of four and six years.