Brown Trout Fishing in Minnesota
Top 7 lakes ranked by stocking volume
Minnesota stocks brown trout in 7 known waters, ranging from small impoundments to multi-thousand-acre reservoirs. The lakes below are sorted by recent stocking volume — quantity isn't everything, but it's a strong proxy for how much effort the state agency is putting into a given fishery.
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Top Brown Trout lakes in Minnesota
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Total stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grindstone | Pine | 533 | 23,894 |
| 2 | Big Watab | Stearns | 246 | 18,448 |
| 3 | Hanging Horn | Carlton | 409 | 8,998 |
| 4 | Mayhew | Cook | 221 | 6,400 |
| 5 | Miner's Pit | St. Louis | 141 | 5,179 |
| 6 | Sand | St. Louis | 779 | 1,545 |
| 7 | Twin | St. Louis | 224 | 240 |
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