Big Watab fishing

Big Watab fishing has Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
13
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Big Watab

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Big Watab is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

12,075

Fish stocked in 2023

12,365

Fish stocked in 2024

12,250

Fish stocked in 2025

13,500

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 11,500 – report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 250 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 10,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 50 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 240 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 10,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 75 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 10,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 75 – report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,000 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Big Watab?

Fishing Big Watab usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 7 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Big Watab stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.