Blue Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 5,527 trout stocked in Blue Lake (Aitkin County) in 2025, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Blue”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Blue Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 5,527
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 4,802
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Every stocking record
Every trout stocking the DNR reports for this lake, by year, species and size class (fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults), newest first.
| Year | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 76 |
| 2025 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 3,451 |
| 2025 | Splakeyearlings | yearlings | 2,000 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 4,916 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 40 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 4,901 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 70 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,000 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 71 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 4,982 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 4,007 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 23 |
Trout stocked each year
Shown from 2020 to 2025, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 27,537 | 93% |
| Splake | 2,000 | 7% |
Map point 46.5023, -93.7517: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 640292). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between map points, not driving distance.
Also in Aitkin County: Taylor Lake, Loon Lake, Two Rivers Spring.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Blue Lake
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Bait and tackle
1 listed- Gopher Tacklefishing and hunting store · Deerwood8.2 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Sunset Bay Resortcampground · AITKIN0.7 mi
- Aitkin Campgroundcampground · Aitkin3.3 mi
- Farm Island Lake Resortcampground · Aitkin4.3 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- 40 Club Innhotel · Aitkin2.5 mi
- River View Lodgelodge · Aitkin2.5 mi
- Ripple River Motelmotel · Aitkin2.5 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.