Lake stocking report

Smith Pond (27107800)

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2024	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	200	50.0
2023	Black Crappie	adults	178	80.2
	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	211	56.3
2022	Black Crappie	adults	69	27.5
	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	133	29.6
	Hybrid Sunfish	adults	90	32.0
2021	Black Crappie	adults	21	7.0
	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	225	64.3
	Hybrid Sunfish	adults	67	21.1
2020	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	199	38.5
2019	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	400	66.7
2018	Yellow Perch	adults	216	34.5
2017	Black Crappie	adults	26	8.7
	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	208	65.0
	Hybrid Sunfish	adults	92	29.7
2016	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	407	131.3
2015	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	150	37.5

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 Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
4 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
5 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by Red Lake Nation.
6 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by White Earth Nation.
7 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by State of South Dakota.
8 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
9 - 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.