Lake stocking report

Shamineau (49012700)

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2023	Walleye	fry	1,000,000	8.9
2022	Muskellunge	fingerlings	360	53.0
	Walleye	fry	1,000,000	9.1
2021	Walleye	fry	1,500,000	13.5
2020	Muskellunge³	yearlings	87	91.6
2019	Walleye	fry	1,000,000	8.3
2018	Muskellunge	adults	95	380.0
	Walleye	fry	1,000,000	8.9
2017	Walleye	fry	1,000,000	9.0
2016	Muskellunge	adults	90	219.5
	Walleye	fingerlings	6,648	831.0
2015	Walleye	fry	900,000	7.9
2014	Muskellunge	fingerlings	266	44.3
	Walleye	fingerlings	22,631	936.8

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 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.