Lake stocking report

Big Pine (01015700)

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2023	Walleye²	fingerlings	6,969	258.6
2022	Walleye²	fingerlings	7,252	259.0
2021	Walleye²	fingerlings	4,132	259.0
2020	Walleye²	fingerlings	3,650	230.0
2019	Walleye²	fingerlings	5,512	259.0
2018	Walleye²	fingerlings	4,657	259.0
2017	Walleye²	fingerlings	9,583	259.0
2016	Walleye²	fingerlings	8,042	518.0
2015	Walleye²	fingerlings	9,324	518.0
2014	Walleye²	fingerlings	12,850	514.0

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.