Walleye Stocked · 9 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Big Pine fishing
Big Pine fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike. It is stocked about 4.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 17
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 3 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Big Pine
Walleye Stocked · 9 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Brown Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Big Pine is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
3,553
Fish stocked in 2023
34,350
Fish stocked in 2024
35,772
Fish stocked in 2025
34,350
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 33,750 | – | report |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 1,035 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 195 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 192 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 33,750 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 33,750 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 1,320 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 1,630 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 3 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Finlayson, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open MnDOT access at the north-end dam with gravel parking for about 12 vehicles, plus an open DNR access on the north end of South Big Pine off CR 23 (navigable channel between lakes).
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Common questions
What fish are at Big Pine?
Fishing Big Pine usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 9 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Big Pine stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4.3 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Big Pine?
The nearest town is Finlayson, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open MnDOT access at the north-end dam with gravel parking for about 12 vehicles, plus an open DNR access on the north end of South Big Pine off CR 23 (navigable channel between lakes).