Recently Stocked Brook Trout Lakes in Minnesota
About this list
Every lake here has a brook trout stocking record from 2024 or later — the current year plus the 2 before it. Records are reported by year, not by date, and include stocking by state hatcheries as well as tribal bands, federal hatcheries, and local sporting groups. Each card shows the size class and number of brook troutfrom the lake's most recent stocking year.
This is a factual recency list, not a ranking, and there is no minimum lake size to qualify. For graded brook trout water, see the best brook trout lakes in Minnesota, or go back to all recently stocked lakes.
Recently stocked brook trout lakes by county
65 lakes, grouped by county — most recently stocked first within each county. Open a lake for its full stocking history.
Cass County2 lakes shown
Cook County29 lakes shown
Cook County · 78 acres
1,902 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 57 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 47 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 37 acres
3,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 30 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 28 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 28 acres
3,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 28 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 26 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 24 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 20 acres
1,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 20 acres
425 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 18 acres
1,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 15 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 9 acres
1,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 7 acres
500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 6 acres
400 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 62 acres
3,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 46 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 34 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 29 acres
1,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 24 acres
2,500 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 23 acres
1,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 21 acres
1,800 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 20 acres
1,200 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 14 acres
1,380 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 11 acres
1,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 9 acres
1,000 fingerling brook trout
Cook County · 6 acres
900 fingerling brook trout
Crow Wing County3 lakes shown
Lake County14 lakes shown
Lake County · 60 acres
4,000 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 43 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 32 acres
1,800 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 29 acres
1,000 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 29 acres
870 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 15 acres
350 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 11 acres
300 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 10 acres
750 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 10 acres
500 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 9 acres
500 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 6 acres
500 fingerling brook trout
Lake County · 6 acres
500 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 5 acres
300 yearling brook trout
Lake County · 4 acres
500 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County12 lakes shown
St. Louis County · 141 acres
1,552 yearling brook trout
St. Louis County · 82 acres
5,512 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 28 acres
1,900 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 24 acres
2,000 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 22 acres
1,600 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 15 acres
650 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 11 acres
550 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 7 acres
825 yearling brook trout
St. Louis County · 7 acres
660 yearling brook trout
St. Louis County · 274 acres
10,000 fingerling brook trout
St. Louis County · 18 acres
270 yearling brook trout
St. Louis County · 16 acres
1,100 fingerling brook trout
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Minnesota lakes have been stocked with brook trout since 2024?
65 Minnesota lakes have a brook trout stocking record from 2024 or later, all listed on this page by county. Records are reported by year and published after the fact, so a lake stocked this season may not appear until the state publishes it.
What counts as "recently stocked" with brook trout?
A lake is listed when its most recent brook trout stocking record falls in 2024 or later — the current year plus the 2 before it. The window slides forward every January, so a lake drops off once its last brook trout stocking passes 2 years old. There is no minimum lake size: small stocked ponds qualify.
Does stocking mean a lake is good for brook trout fishing?
Not on its own. A stocking record says how many fish went in, not how many survived or how the fishing is now. Size matters more than the count: yearlings can be caught the season they go in, while fingerlings and fry take years to reach a useful size. For graded brook trout lakes, see the FishGrade Brook Trout rankings, which are built from Minnesota DNR survey catch rates rather than stocking.