Dry Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 5,512 trout stocked in Dry 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 “Dry”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Dry Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 5,512
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 2,840
- 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 troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 5,512 |
| 2024 | Brown troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 2,050 |
| 2023 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 4,100 |
| 2022 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 4,400 |
| 2021 | Brown troutyearlings | yearlings | 2,050 |
| 2020 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 1,600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Splake | 10,100 | 51% |
| Brook trout | 5,512 | 28% |
| Brown trout | 4,100 | 21% |
Map point 47.9590, -91.8717: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 661136). 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, Briar 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 Dry 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 2- The Great Outdoorsfishing and hunting store · Ely3.9 mi
- Arrowhead Outdoorsfishing and hunting store · Ely4.1 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 3- Ely Outfitting Companycanoe and kayak rental · Ely3.9 mi
- Canoe Country Outfitterscanoe and kayak rental · Ely3.9 mi
- Ely Outdoors Companycanoe and kayak rental · Ely3.9 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Birch Lake Campgroundcampground · Ely3.9 mi
- Retreat by Designcampground · Ely4.0 mi
- YMCA Camp du Nordcampground · Ely5.2 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Echo Shores Resortlodge · Ely0.7 mi
- Anderson's Resortresort · Ely1.2 mi
- Zup's Fishing Lodge & Outfittershotel · Ely1.6 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.