Briar Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 5,250 trout stocked in Briar Lake (St. Louis 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 “Briar”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Briar Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 5,250
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 5,344
- 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 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
| 2024 | Brown troutyearlings | yearlings | 470 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 5,250 |
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 | 31,500 | 99% |
| Brown trout | 470 | 1% |
Map point 47.0726, -91.9613: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 660877). 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 St. Louis County: Miner's Pit, Dry Lake, Kinney Lake, Little Trout Lake, Sand Lake, High Lake, St James Pit, Alruss Lake.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Briar 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.
Fishing guides and charters
1 listed- Namebinifishing charter · Duluth7.8 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
1 listed- Silver Fox Lodgecampground · Duluth9.1 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Pequaywan Innlodge · Duluth5.2 mi
- The Little Cloquet Covehotel · Duluth6.8 mi
- Haugen Cabincabins · Duluth8.0 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.