ND Game & Fish Department Fish Stocking Report
Elm Lake -- Richland County
November 2026
2026
Black Crappie
12
Adult
2026
Bluegill
360
Adult
2026
Yellow Perch
2,533
Adult
2026
Walleye
42,000
Fingerling
2025
Northern Pike
110
Adult
2025
Walleye
41,600
Fingerling
2024
Walleye
39,600
Fingerling
2023
Walleye
40,000
Fingerling
2022
Walleye
40,200
Fingerling
2021
Yellow Perch
4,375
Adult
2021
Walleye
300,000
Fry
2020
Bluegill
1,173
Adult
2020
Yellow Perch
2,745
Adult
2020
Walleye
48,600
Fingerling
2019
Walleye
400,000
Fry
2018
Walleye
25,200
Fingerling
2017
Northern Pike
40,030
Fingerling
2016
Walleye
26,000
Fingerling
- Fry are newly hatched fish -- Fingerlings are young fish from 1" to 3" in length -- Advanced Fingerlings are young fish from 4 - 10" in length -- Catchables are young Trout from 8 - 10" in length -- Smolts are young Salmon from 4" - 6" in length