Moonshine fishing

Moonshine fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked: January 1, 2025; 637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record: 5; Since 2022
Species recorded: 1

Fish at Moonshine

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Moonshine 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

500

Fish stocked in 2023

500

Fish stocked in 2024

500

Fish stocked in 2025

669

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2025	Rainbow Trout	169	–	report
January 1, 2025	Rainbow Trout	500	–	report
January 1, 2024	Rainbow Trout	500	–	report
January 1, 2023	Rainbow Trout	500	–	report
January 1, 2022	Rainbow Trout	500	–	report

Access and facts

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Public land at Moonshine

Moonshine is inside Chippewa National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Moonshine?

Fishing Moonshine usually means Rainbow Trout. All 5 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Moonshine stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 times 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.