Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Birch fishing
Birch fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Lake Trout and Smallmouth Bass. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Smallmouth Bass and dawn for Lake Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Birch
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Lake Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn Best: dawn
Lake Trout species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guideHow Birch is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
4,000
Fish stocked in 2023
4,000
Fish stocked in 2024
4,000
Fish stocked in 2025
4,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Grand Marais, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Birch
Birch is 0.5 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 Birch?
Fishing Birch usually means Rainbow Trout. All 4 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Lake Trout and Smallmouth Bass are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Birch stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.