South Fork Root River
The Minnesota DNR reports 13,000 trout stocked in South Fork Root River (Fillmore 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 “Root River, South Fork”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
South Fork Root River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 13,000
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 12,503
- 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 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 8,000 |
| 2025 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,000 |
| 2024 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 12,000 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,000 |
| 2023 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 8,000 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,000 |
| 2022 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 8,000 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,000 |
| 2021 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 8,517 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 6,000 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 44,517 | 59% |
| Rainbow trout | 31,000 | 41% |
This is a stream, and a stream has no single map point, so no map is shown.
Also in Fillmore County: South Branch Root River, Wisel Creek, Duschee Creek, Willow Creek, Lynch Creek, Lanesboro Park Pond Stream, Rice Creek, Camp Creek.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.