Chant fishing

Chant fishing has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
8
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Chant

3 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Chant is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

1,223

Fish stocked in 2023

1,420

Fish stocked in 2024

1,420

Fish stocked in 2025

1,420

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout1,100–report
2025Brown Trout320–report
2024Brown Trout320–report
2024Brook Trout1,100–report
2023Rainbow Trout1,100–report
2023Brown Trout320–report
2022Brown Trout320–report
2022Brook Trout903–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Ely, MN

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

Nearest lakes

Camping near Chant

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Chant's mapped point, nearest first: Fenske Lake Campground (3.9 miles), Fall Lake Campground (11.8 miles), and South Kawishiwi River Campground (14.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Common questions

What fish are at Chant?

Fishing Chant usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 4 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025.

When is Chant stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2022.

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