Brown Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Johnson fishing
Johnson fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Johnson
Brown Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
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
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guideHow Johnson is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
212,900
Fish stocked in 2023
212,900
Fish stocked in 2024
212,000
Fish stocked in 2025
212,900
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 212,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 600 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 212,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 212,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 600 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 212,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 600 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Ely, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Johnson (DOW 69011700): Open gravel boat landing with parking for about six vehicles with trailers; rocks in the water may hamper large boats.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Johnson
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Johnson's mapped point, nearest first: Birch Lake Campground (7.3 miles), South Kawishiwi River Campground (8.6 miles), Fenske Lake Campground (12.5 miles), and Fall Lake Campground (13.2 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Johnson?
Fishing Johnson usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 6 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Walleye. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Johnson stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Johnson?
The nearest town is Ely, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Johnson (DOW 69011700): Open gravel boat landing with parking for about six vehicles with trailers; rocks in the water may hamper large boats.