Lake stocking report

Report criteria: year=2024, county=, species=LKS

Beltrami County

     Red (Upper Red) - 04003501
          Lake Sturgeon - 24,262 fingerlings weighing 852.4 lbs.8

Big Stone County

     Big Stone - 06015200
          Lake Sturgeon - 2,936 fingerlings weighing 222.1 lbs.8

Clay County

     Buffalo River
          Lake Sturgeon - 506 fingerlings weighing 97.3 lbs.8

Otter Tail County

     Otter Tail R (Fergus Falls)
          Lake Sturgeon - 3,086 fingerlings weighing 593.5 lbs.8

Polk County

     Red Lake River - East Grand Forks to Thief River Falls dam (DL)
          Lake Sturgeon - 3,391 fingerlings weighing 652.1 lbs.8

Roseau County

     Roseau River
          Lake Sturgeon - 1,022 fingerlings weighing 196.5 lbs.8

St. Louis County

     St. Louis River
          Lake Sturgeon - 5,016 fry weighing 61.2 lbs.1
     St. Louis River Estuary - 69129100
          Lake Sturgeon - 2,113 fingerlings weighing 133.0 lbs.8

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.

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