Forest fishing
Forest fishing is stocked with Muskellunge, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill on a natural lake. It is stocked about 6.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Bluegill.
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- 637 days ago · Walleye
- Plants on record
- 25
- Since 2022
- Species recorded
- 2
Fish at Forest
Walleye Stocked · 21 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night
Muskellunge Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk
Best: dawn, dusk
Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for Forest Lake (DOW 82015900); not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)
Largemouth Bass species guide 
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for Forest Lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)
Northern Pike species guide 
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for Forest Lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)
Bluegill species guideHow Forest is stocked
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
53,454
Fish stocked in 2023
26,678
Fish stocked in 2024
803,372
Fish stocked in 2025
389,460
Stocking history
Showing 5 of 25 plants Showing 25 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 1,207 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 1,474 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 2,227 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 30 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 227 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 1,000 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 112 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 383,000 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 30 | – | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Muskellunge | 153 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 14,540 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 616 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 2,662 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 783,000 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 1,788 | – | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Muskellunge | 766 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 10,491 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 15,965 | – | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Muskellunge | 222 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 14,915 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 8,207 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 10 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 3,164 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 26,392 | – | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Muskellunge | 766 | – | report |
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Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Forest Lake, MN
- Boat ramp
- Yes
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list two open DNR concrete/boat accesses on Forest Lake (DOW 82015900), including one on the east shore of lake 3. Nearest town on the DNR record is Forest Lake.