Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Smith fishing
Smith fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 16
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 3 (+2 also recorded)
Fish at Smith
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Smith is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
367,100
Fish stocked in 2023
185,100
Fish stocked in 2024
185,100
Fish stocked in 2025
184,900
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 182,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,600 | – | report |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 500 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 182,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,600 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 500 | – | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 182,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,600 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 500 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 364,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,600 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 500 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Nelson, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open DNR concrete/boat access on the northeast side of Smith Lake off Smith Lake Road SE. Nearest town on the DNR record is Nelson.
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Common questions
What fish are at Smith?
Fishing Smith usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 8 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Smith stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Smith?
The nearest town is Nelson, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder lists an open DNR concrete/boat access on the northeast side of Smith Lake off Smith Lake Road SE. Nearest town on the DNR record is Nelson.