Big fishing

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

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Last stocked
January 1, 2024
1,003 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
3
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Big

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

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

Last stocked January 1, 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
January 1, 2024 Walleye 750,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 62,500 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 750,000 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Hanson 6.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Chant 8.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Jacob 8.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 High 8.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Alruss 9.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Big

Big is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Superior National Forest.

It 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 January 1, 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2024.

When is Big stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2024. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. 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.