Mink fishing

Mink fishing has Rainbow Trout, Splake, and Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Yellow Perch. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species stocked
3 (+1 also recorded)

Fish at Mink

3 stocked · 4 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Mink is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

7,540

Fish stocked in 2023

7,500

Fish stocked in 2024

7,500

Fish stocked in 2025

8,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout5,500–report
2025Brook Trout2,500–report
2024Splake5,000–report
2024Rainbow Trout2,500–report
2023Splake5,000–report
2023Rainbow Trout2,500–report
2022Splake5,000–report
2022Rainbow Trout40–report
2022Rainbow Trout2,500–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Grand Marais, 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 Mink?

Fishing Mink usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 5 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Splake and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Splake was last stocked 2024. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025. Yellow Perch is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Mink stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022.

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