Briar fishing

Briar fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
5
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Briar

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

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

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Briar 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

5,250

Fish stocked in 2023

5,250

Fish stocked in 2024

5,720

Fish stocked in 2025

5,250

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 5,250 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 5,250 – report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 470 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 5,250 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 5,250 – report

Access and facts

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Common questions

What fish are at Briar?

Fishing Briar usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 4 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked January 1, 2024.

When is Briar stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 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.