Brook Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Skull fishing
Skull fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass and White Sucker. It is stocked about once a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Skull
Brook Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
How Skull is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
870
Fish stocked in 2023
870
Fish stocked in 2024
870
Fish stocked in 2025
870
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 870 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 870 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 870 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 870 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Ely, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Skull
Skull is inside Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Skull?
Fishing Skull usually means Brook Trout. All 4 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass and White Sucker are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Skull stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022.