Bass Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 2,898 trout stocked in Bass Lake (Otter Tail 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 “Bass”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .

Bass Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 2,898
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 2,616
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Stocking log
Every stocking record
Every trout stocking the DNR reports for this lake, by year, species and size class (fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults), newest first.
Stocked in 20252,8982,898 rainbow trout
| Year | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 398 |
| 2025 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,500 |
| 2024 | Brook troutadults | adults | 300 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,500 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 80 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,490 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,500 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 91 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 120 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,500 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,500 |
2020 – 2025
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 | 15,679 | 98% |
| Brook trout | 300 | 2% |
This is a stream, and a stream has no single map point, so no map is shown.
Also in Otter Tail County: Lawndale Creek.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.