Walleye Stocked · 21 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Forest fishing
Forest fishing is stocked with Muskellunge and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill. It is stocked about 6.3 times a year since 2022. 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
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 25
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Forest
Walleye Stocked · 21 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Muskellunge Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guideHow Forest is stocked
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
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 1,207 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 1,474 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 2,227 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 30 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 227 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 1,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 112 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 383,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Walleye | 30 | – | report |
| 2025 | Muskellunge | 153 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 14,540 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 616 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 2,662 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 783,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 1,788 | – | report |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | 766 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 10,491 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 15,965 | – | report |
| 2023 | Muskellunge | 222 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 14,915 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 8,207 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 10 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 3,164 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 26,392 | – | report |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | 766 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Forest Lake, MN
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.
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Common questions
What fish are at Forest?
Fishing Forest usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 21 of 25 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Muskellunge was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Forest stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 6.3 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Forest?
The nearest town is Forest Lake, MN. 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.