Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Island fishing
Island fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, and White Sucker. 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 Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 7
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Island
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Hybrid Sunfish Confirmed present White Sucker Confirmed present
How Island is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
1,500
Fish stocked in 2023
2,700
Fish stocked in 2024
3,300
Fish stocked in 2025
3,300
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 2,400 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Zerkel, MN
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 Island?
Fishing Island usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 4 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, and White Sucker are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Island stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.