Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Briar fishing
Briar fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead and White Sucker. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 5
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Briar
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
How Briar is stocked
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
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 5,250 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 5,250 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 470 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 5,250 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 5,250 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Palmers, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Briar
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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 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2024. Black Bullhead and White Sucker are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Briar stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022.