Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Hogback fishing
Hogback fishing has Rainbow Trout and Splake on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brook Trout, White Sucker, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Yellow Perch.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Hogback
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Splake Stocked · 3 plants · last 2024 Last stocked 2024 · 3 plants
Splake species guide
Brook Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Hogback is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
6,106
Fish stocked in 2023
6,000
Fish stocked in 2024
6,925
Fish stocked in 2025
2,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Splake | 4,925 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Splake | 4,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Splake | 4,106 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Isabella, MN
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Common questions
What fish are at Hogback?
Fishing Hogback usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Splake. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Splake was last stocked 2024. Brook Trout, White Sucker, and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Hogback stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.