Extortion fishing

Extortion fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked: January 1, 2025; 637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record: 2; Since 2023
Species recorded: 1

Fish at Extortion

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Extortion is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2024.

Fish stocked in 2023

1,500

Fish stocked in 2025

1,439

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Rainbow Trout	1,439	–	report
January 1, 2023	Rainbow Trout	1,500	–	report

Access and facts

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Public land at Extortion

Extortion is inside Superior National Forest.

It is 0.3 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 Extortion?

Fishing Extortion usually means Rainbow Trout. All 2 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Extortion stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2023, most often in January. No plants recorded in 2024.