Tofte fishing

Tofte fishing has Rainbow Trout and Splake on the stocking report. Also recorded: White Sucker. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+1 also recorded)

Fish at Tofte

2 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Tofte is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

7,150

Fish stocked in 2023

9,838

Fish stocked in 2024

5,750

Fish stocked in 2025

7,850

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout1,100–report
2025Rainbow Trout6,750–report
2024Rainbow Trout5,750–report
2023Splake4,088–report
2023Rainbow Trout5,750–report
2022Rainbow Trout1,400–report
2022Rainbow Trout5,750–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 Tofte

Tofte is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Tofte?

Fishing Tofte usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 6 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Splake. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Splake was last stocked 2023. White Sucker is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Tofte stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.

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