Skull Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 870 trout stocked in Skull Lake (Lake 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 “Skull”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Skull Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 870
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 696
- years stocked since 2021
- 5
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 | 870 |
| 2024 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 870 |
| 2023 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 870 |
| 2022 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 870 |
| 2021 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 870 |
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 | 4,350 | 100% |
Map point 48.0235, -91.4476: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 658295). 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 Lake County: Tofte Lake, Echo Lake, Divide Lake, Bean Lake, Hogback Lake, Glacier Pond 1, Beetle Lake, Bone Lake.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Skull 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- Northwind Lodgefishing and hunting store · Ely6.6 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Northern Tier High Adventurecampground · Ely3.3 mi
- Canoe Country Cabins and Campgroundcampground · Ely4.4 mi
- Log Cabin Hideawayscampground · Ely5.1 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Latourell's Resort & Outfittershotel · Ely3.5 mi
- Smitty's on Snowbankhotel · Ely3.5 mi
- Canadian Border Outfitterslodge · Ely5.1 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.