Mott Pit fishing

Mott Pit fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brown Trout, Green Sunfish, 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, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Yellow Perch, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species stocked
1 (+5 also recorded)

Fish at Mott Pit

1 stocked · 6 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Mott Pit is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

1,800

Fish stocked in 2023

1,650

Fish stocked in 2024

1,500

Fish stocked in 2025

1,800

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout1,800–report
2024Rainbow Trout750–report
2024Rainbow Trout750–report
2023Rainbow Trout900–report
2023Rainbow Trout750–report
2022Rainbow Trout900–report
2022Rainbow Trout900–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Mountain Iron, MN

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

Nearest lakes

Mashkenode 2.8 mi last stocked 2025 Kinney 4.5 mi last stocked 2025 James 8.9 mi last stocked 2025 St James Pit 18.3 mi last stocked 2025 Vermilion 26.3 mi last stocked 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Mott Pit?

Fishing Mott Pit usually means Rainbow Trout. All 7 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout, Green Sunfish, Walleye, and White Sucker, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Mott Pit stocked?

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

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