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Thompson (19004800)

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2023	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	1,525	109.0
2021	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	335	64.0
2019	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	2,811	154.0
	Largemouth Bass	adults	32	18.0
2017	Channel Catfish	adults	100	200.0
2016	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	1,390	85.4
2015	Sunfish	adults	57	19.0
	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	517	108.0
2014	Bluegill Sunfish	adults	945	156.6
	Channel Catfish	adults	75	112.4
	Largemouth Bass²	yearlings	160	2.7

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.