Hanson Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 1,170 trout stocked in Hanson Lake (Becker County) in 2025, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Hanson”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Hanson Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,170
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,503
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Every stocking record
Every trout stocking the DNR reports for this lake, by year, species and size class (fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults), newest first.
| Year | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 170 |
| 2025 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 253 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 50 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutfingerlings | fingerlings | 2,000 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 91 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 120 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,000 |
Trout stocked each year
Shown from 2020 to 2025, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 8,684 | 100% |
Map point 46.8846, -95.6609: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 644647). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between map points, not driving distance.
Also in Becker County: Bad Medicine Lake, Sucker Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Elbow Lake Creek.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Hanson Lake
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Bait and tackle
nearest 3- North Shore Gas & Baitconvenience store · Detroit Lakes9.2 mi
- Ambush Outdoor Productsfishing and hunting store · Detroit Lakes9.4 mi
- Witt's Quality Bait & Tacklefishing and hunting store · Detroit Lakes9.8 mi
Fishing guides and charters
1 listed- Baxstar Fishingfishing charter · Detroit Lakes9.8 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Little Toad Lake Campgroundcampground · Frazee5.9 mi
- Birchmere Rv Resort & Cabinscampground · Frazee5.9 mi
- Buffalo Lake Campground -MNcampground · Rochert6.0 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Tamarac Bay Resortcabins · Rochert5.9 mi
- The Lake House on Island Lakecabins · Detroit Lakes6.5 mi
- Valhalla Resorthotel · Detroit Lakes7.0 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.