Pleasant Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 1,950 trout stocked in Pleasant 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 “Pleasant”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Pleasant Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,950
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 3,742
- 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 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 650 |
| 2025 | Brook troutadults | adults | 1,300 |
| 2024 | Brook troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 3,300 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,005 |
| 2023 | Brook troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 3,384 |
| 2022 | Brook troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 3,300 |
| 2021 | Brook troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 3,300 |
| 2020 | Brook troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 4,300 |
| 2020 | Brook troutadults | adults | 120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brook trout | 19,654 | 95% |
| Rainbow trout | 1,005 | 5% |
Map point 46.6698, -94.1408: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 649559). 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, Strawberry Lake, Mallen Pit.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Pleasant 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 3- Bait Box Marinasporting goods store · Crosslake1.7 mi
- Lakelady Rodsfishing and hunting store · Breezy Point7.2 mi
- Bronzeback Enterprisesfishing and hunting store · Crosby9.2 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Crosslake Rentalboat rental · Crosslake1.7 mi
Fishing guides and charters
nearest 2- Pelican Lake Fish House Rentals and Guide Servicefishing charter · Breezy Point6.5 mi
- Breezy Point Fish House Rentalsfishing charter · Breezy Point7.2 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- US Army Corps of Engineerscampground · Crosslake1.4 mi
- Crosslake Campgroundcampground · Crosslake1.4 mi
- Star Lake Wilderness Campcampground · Ideal1.7 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- West Shore Lodgehotel · Crosslake0.2 mi
- Bay View Lodgelodge · Crosslake1.0 mi
- Pine Terrace Resortcabins · Crosslake1.1 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.