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Hayward Lake Fish Stocking

Wisconsin · 1979 to 2023 on record

According to WDNR records, Hayward Lake has 43 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2023.

Hayward Lake stocking
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43
Stocking records
141,900
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2023
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

33 seasons on record, most in the 2004 (2 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2023 · 191 fish
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Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). Wisconsin's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month. Showing the most recent 25 of 33 seasons — the full history is listed below.

Most-stocked species

Muskellunge 23 records
Walleye 19 records
Panfish 1 record

Location

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Muskellunge 191 11.8" avg · Upper Chippewa River strain Large Fingerling

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Quick facts

Latest season 2023
Most stocked Muskellunge
Species Muskellunge, Walleye, Panfish
Seasons on record 1979 – 2023
Fish reported 141,900
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Data source

Compiled from public records published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by WDNR.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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WDNR records show Hayward Lake stocked with Muskellunge, Walleye, Panfish.

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