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Big Stone NWR East Pool

Stocked 2025

Big Stone NWR East Pool is a 1,286-acre lake in Lac Qui Parle County. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2013. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
37035100
County
Lac Qui Parle
Surface area
1,286 acres
Shoreline
16.8 miles
Average water clarity
2.4 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2013, population assessment
Surveys on record
2, since 2008
Game fish caught in the 2013 survey
bluegill 378, black crappie 207, yellow perch 28, channel catfish 11, orangespotted sunfish 9, walleye 8, northern pike 8, green sunfish 3
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, rock bass, sunfish, walleye, white bass, yellow perch, and 19 other species
Stocked in 2025
walleye fry (500,000)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fry (599,420)
Stocked in 2022
walleye fry (600,000)
Stocking years on record
8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
Size
500 to 1,999 acres
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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