Bear Island fishing

Bear Island fishing has Walleye and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2023. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
3
Since 2023
Species recorded
2

Fish at Bear Island

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Bear Island is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

900,000

Fish stocked in 2025

920,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye900,000–report
2025Rainbow Trout20,000–report
2023Walleye900,000–report

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Bear Island?

Fishing Bear Island usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 2 of 3 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025.

When is Bear Island stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2023. No plants recorded in 2024.