Bone fishing

Bone fishing has Rainbow Trout and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, and 7 more. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Brown Bullhead.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
11
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+13 also recorded)

Fish at Bone

2 stocked · 14 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Bone is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,775

Fish stocked in 2023

2,786

Fish stocked in 2024

32,262

Fish stocked in 2025

32,931

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye931–report
2025Walleye31,000–report
2025Rainbow Trout1,000–report
2024Walleye262–report
2024Walleye31,000–report
2024Rainbow Trout1,000–report
2023Walleye18–report
2023Walleye2,268–report
2023Rainbow Trout500–report
2022Walleye1,625–report
2022Rainbow Trout1,150–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Forest Lake, MN

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

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Common questions

What fish are at Bone?

Fishing Bone usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 7 of 11 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin, plus 9 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Bone stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022.

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