Kinney fishing

Kinney fishing has Rainbow Trout and Splake on the stocking report. Also recorded: Green Sunfish, Rainbow Smelt, Walleye, 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, night for Rainbow Smelt, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
2025
Splake
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+5 also recorded)

Fish at Kinney

2 stocked · 6 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Kinney is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,400

Fish stocked in 2023

2,200

Fish stocked in 2024

9,273

Fish stocked in 2025

4,370

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Splake1,970–report
2025Rainbow Trout2,400–report
2024Rainbow Trout6,873–report
2024Rainbow Trout2,400–report
2023Rainbow Trout1,000–report
2023Rainbow Trout1,200–report
2022Rainbow Trout2,400–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Kinney, MN

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

Nearest lakes

Mott Pit 4.5 mi last stocked 2025 Mashkenode 6.1 mi last stocked 2025 James 11.3 mi last stocked 2025 St James Pit 22.7 mi last stocked 2025 Swan 26 mi last stocked 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Kinney?

Fishing Kinney usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 6 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Splake. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Splake was last stocked 2025. Green Sunfish, Rainbow Smelt, Walleye, and White Sucker, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Kinney stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.

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