Shoe fishing

Shoe fishing has Splake and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Shoe

2 stocked · 2 confirmed present

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 Shoe is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,000

Fish stocked in 2023

2,000

Fish stocked in 2024

2,520

Fish stocked in 2025

2,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Brook Trout2,000–report
2024Splake2,520–report
2023Splake2,000–report
2022Splake2,000–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Grand Marais, MN

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

Nearest lakes

Esther 6.4 mi last stocked 2025 Mink 9.4 mi last stocked 2025 Unnamed 9.5 mi last stocked 2025 Trout 9.8 mi last stocked 2025 Kimball 9.8 mi last stocked 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Shoe?

Fishing Shoe usually means Splake: Splake accounts for 3 of 4 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Splake was last stocked 2024. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025.

When is Shoe stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.

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