Foster-Arend fishing

Foster-Arend fishing is stocked with Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a community pond. It is stocked about 4.5 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.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
18
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Foster-Arend

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2023 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Foster-Arend is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

29,829

Fish stocked in 2023

34,104

Fish stocked in 2024

42,150

Fish stocked in 2025

30,131

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout1,650–report
2025Rainbow Trout10,481–report
2025Brown Trout18,000–report
2024Rainbow Trout1,750–report
2024Rainbow Trout8,400–report
2024Brown Trout32,000–report
2023Rainbow Trout2,500–report
2023Rainbow Trout4,000–report
2023Rainbow Trout9,330–report
2023Rainbow Trout30–report
2023Brown Trout18,000–report
2023Brown Trout100–report
2023Brook Trout144–report
2022Rainbow Trout2,475–report
2022Rainbow Trout10,470–report
2022Brown Trout16,425–report
2022Brown Trout75–report
2022Brook Trout384–report

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Rochester, MN
Facilities
restrooms

City of Rochester Foster Arend Park (4051 E River Road NE) lists fishing, a beach, seasonal restrooms, and trails. Beach pages state no admission for the park beach itself. Do not treat older LakeFinder 'future fishing dock' survey text as current facilities.

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

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Common questions

What fish are at Foster-Arend?

Fishing Foster-Arend usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 10 of 18 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked 2023.

When is Foster-Arend stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4.5 times a year since 2022.

How do you get on Foster-Arend?

The nearest town is Rochester, MN. Facilities include restrooms. City of Rochester Foster Arend Park (4051 E River Road NE) lists fishing, a beach, seasonal restrooms, and trails. Beach pages state no admission for the park beach itself. Do not treat older LakeFinder 'future fishing dock' survey text as current facilities.

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