Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Miner's Pit fishing
Miner's Pit fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Lake Trout on a community pond. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass and Largemouth Bass. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, and Largemouth Bass, and dawn for Lake Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 16
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 4 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Miner's Pit
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Lake Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn 
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guideHow Miner's Pit is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
5,899
Fish stocked in 2023
8,632
Fish stocked in 2024
9,526
Fish stocked in 2025
7,687
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 4,650 | – | report |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 85 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 1,552 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 4,650 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 96 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 4,780 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 4,650 | – | report |
| 2023 | Lake Trout | 2,332 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 90 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 160 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 37 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 4,650 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 212 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- community pond
- Nearest town
- Ely, MN
- Facilities
- dock
MN DNR LakeFinder describes a municipal access on the north side of Miner's Pit off Pioneer Rd with a fishing pier, concrete boat ramp, shore fishing, and parking for about ten vehicles with trailers. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ely.
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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 Miner's Pit
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Miner's Pit's mapped point, nearest first: Fenske Lake Campground (6.7 miles), Fall Lake Campground (6.9 miles), South Kawishiwi River Campground (8.6 miles), and Birch Lake Campground (10.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Miner's Pit?
Fishing Miner's Pit usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 8 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025. Lake Trout was last stocked 2023. Smallmouth Bass and Largemouth Bass are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Miner's Pit stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Miner's Pit?
The nearest town is Ely, MN. Facilities include dock. MN DNR LakeFinder describes a municipal access on the north side of Miner's Pit off Pioneer Rd with a fishing pier, concrete boat ramp, shore fishing, and parking for about ten vehicles with trailers. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ely.