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St. Louis County

James Lake

The Minnesota DNR reports 1,500 trout stocked in James 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 “James”.

Minnesota DNR data pulled .

A lake with forest and trees
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James Lake in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
1,500
yearly average, 2020–2024
1,501
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 20251,5001,500 rainbow trout
Every year since 2020
YearSpeciesSizeFish
2025Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2024Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2023Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2022Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2021Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,500
2020Rainbow troutfingerlingsfingerlings1,505
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

Shown from 2020 to 2025, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 1.5k2020: 1,505 fish
  2. 1.5k2021: 1,500 fish
  3. 1.5k2022: 1,500 fish
  4. 1.5k2023: 1,500 fish
  5. 1.5k2024: 1,500 fish
  6. 1.5k2025: 1,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout9,005100%

Where it is

Minnesota trout stockingAll St. Louis County watersTrout stocking near Duluth

Open on a map

Map point 47.2167, -91.8720: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 661571). 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, Briar Lake, Kinney Lake, Little Trout Lake, Sand Lake, High Lake, St James Pit.

Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near James 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 tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground4.1miLodging4.0mi

Campgrounds and RV parks

1 listed

Lodging

nearest 2
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