Pennington Mine fishing

Pennington Mine fishing has Rainbow Trout and Lake Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn for Lake Trout.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
13
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Pennington Mine

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 9 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 9 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Lake Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn

Lake Trout species guide

How Pennington Mine 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

15,897

Fish stocked in 2023

18,144

Fish stocked in 2024

18,914

Fish stocked in 2025

16,802

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 7,500 – report
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 7,602 – report
January 1, 2025 Lake Trout 1,700 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 7,500 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 9,630 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 360 – report
January 1, 2024 Lake Trout 1,424 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 7,500 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 7,525 – report
January 1, 2023 Lake Trout 349 – report
January 1, 2023 Lake Trout 2,770 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 7,500 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 8,397 – report
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Access and facts

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Public land at Pennington Mine

Pennington Mine is inside Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Pennington Mine?

Fishing Pennington Mine usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 9 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Lake Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Lake Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Pennington Mine stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 3.3 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.