White Bear fishing

White Bear fishing is stocked with Muskellunge and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Smallmouth Bass. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.

White Bear
Photo: Worldlybeing9879, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
16
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+3 also recorded)

Fish at White Bear

2 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 13 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

How White Bear is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

26,081

Fish stocked in 2023

18,452

Fish stocked in 2024

5,506

Fish stocked in 2025

10,848

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye38–report
2025Walleye3,756–report
2025Walleye10–report
2025Walleye190–report
2025Walleye1,084–report
2025Walleye766–report
2025Walleye2,239–report
2025Walleye40–report
2025Muskellunge2,725–report
2024Walleye3,975–report
2024Walleye303–report
2024Muskellunge1,228–report
2023Walleye1,645–report
2023Walleye16,807–report
2022Walleye24,766–report
2022Muskellunge1,315–report

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
White Bear Lake, MN

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list an open county-owned concrete/boat access on White Bear Lake (DOW 82016700), plus a city-owned concrete/boat access marked permit-required. Nearest town on the DNR record is White Bear Lake.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

About White Bear

Photo of White Bear
Worldlybeing9879, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Common questions

What fish are at White Bear?

Fishing White Bear usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 13 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Muskellunge was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Smallmouth Bass are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is White Bear stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022.

How do you get on White Bear?

The nearest town is White Bear Lake, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list an open county-owned concrete/boat access on White Bear Lake (DOW 82016700), plus a city-owned concrete/boat access marked permit-required. Nearest town on the DNR record is White Bear Lake.

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