Big fishing

Big fishing has Walleye and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
2024
Walleye
Plants on record
3
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Big

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Big is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2022

750,000

Fish stocked in 2024

812,500

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Walleye750,000–report
2024Rainbow Trout62,500–report
2022Walleye750,000–report

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Public land at Big

Big is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Big?

Fishing Big usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 2 of 3 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2024.

When is Big stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2023.

Which lakes near Big were stocked more recently?

Hanson (6.6 mi), Chant (8.2 mi), Jacob (8.5 mi), High (8.8 mi), and Alruss (9.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Hanson is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Chant is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and High is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.