James fishing

James fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
1

Fish at James

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How James is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

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

1,500

Fish stocked in 2023

1,500

Fish stocked in 2024

1,500

Fish stocked in 2025

1,500

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,500 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,500 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,500 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,500 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Mott Pit 8.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Mashkenode 11.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Kinney 11.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Vermilion 17.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 St James Pit 19.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at James

James is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Superior National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at James?

Fishing James usually means Rainbow Trout. All 4 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is James stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in January. 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.