Lake stocking report

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Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2022	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	3,000	63.6
2020	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	4,538	109.6
2018	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	3,000	71.9
2016	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	3,000	106.0
2014	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	3,238	128.0

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.