Thompson fishing

Thompson fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
6
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Thompson

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Thompson 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

1,050

Fish stocked in 2023

2,050

Fish stocked in 2024

1,050

Fish stocked in 2025

2,050

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,050 – report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 1,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,050 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,050 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 1,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,050 – report
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Access and facts

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Public land at Thompson

Thompson is inside Superior National Forest.

It is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Cascade River State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Thompson?

Fishing Thompson usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Thompson stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 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.