Big Trout Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 23,229 trout stocked in Big Trout Lake (Crow Wing 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 “Big Trout”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Big Trout Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 23,229
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 8,275
- years stocked since 2020
- 4
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 | Lake troutyearlings | yearlings | 23,229 |
| 2023 | Lake troutyearlings | yearlings | 20,676 |
| 2021 | Lake troutyearlings | yearlings | 20,500 |
| 2020 | Lake troutyearlings | yearlings | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake trout | 64,605 | 100% |
Map point 46.7177, -94.1595: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 640145). 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 Crow Wing County: Pennington Mine, Huntington Mine, Portsmouth Mine, Allen Lake, Manuel Mine, Sagamore Mine, Pleasant Lake, Strawberry Lake.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Big Trout 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
nearest 2- Bait Box Marinasporting goods store · Crosslake3.3 mi
- Lakelady Rodsfishing and hunting store · Breezy Point10.0 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Crosslake Rentalboat rental · Crosslake4.9 mi
Fishing guides and charters
nearest 2- Pelican Lake Fish House Rentals and Guide Servicefishing charter · Breezy Point9.1 mi
- Breezy Point Fish House Rentalsfishing charter · Breezy Point9.3 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Trout Lake Camps (Main Office)campground · Pine River1.3 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineerscampground · Crosslake3.9 mi
- Crosslake Campgroundcampground · Crosslake4.1 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Manhatten Beach Cross Lake MNhotel · Crosslake1.5 mi
- Manhattan Beach Lodgelodge · Manhattan Beach1.5 mi
- Island View Lodge-Rush Lakelodge · Crosslake1.7 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.