North Star fishing

North Star fishing has Walleye and Muskellunge on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn and dusk for Muskellunge.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
5
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at North Star

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

How North Star 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

7,500

Fish stocked in 2023

5,875

Fish stocked in 2024

9,948

Fish stocked in 2025

6,928

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 6,908 – report
January 1, 2025 Muskellunge 20 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 9,948 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 5,875 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 7,500 – report

Access and facts

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Nearest lakes

Grave 3.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Johnson 5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Spider 6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Kremer 6.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Jessie 7.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at North Star

North Star is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of Chippewa National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at North Star?

Fishing North Star usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Muskellunge was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is North Star 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.