Bear Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 775 trout stocked in Bear Lake (Lake 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 “Bear”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Bear Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 775
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 800
- years stocked since 2021
- 3
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 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 775 |
| 2023 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 2,000 |
| 2021 | Splakefingerlings | fingerlings | 2,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Splake | 4,775 | 100% |
Map point 47.2851, -91.3444: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 655286). 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 Lake County: Tofte Lake, Echo Lake, Divide Lake, Bean Lake, Hogback Lake, Glacier Pond 1, Beetle Lake, Bone Lake.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Bear 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.
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Silver Bay Marinamarina · Silver Bay3.4 mi
Fishing guides and charters
1 listed- Tail Gunnar Chartersfishing charter · Silver Bay3.4 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- North Shore Camping Co.campground · Beaver Bay2.7 mi
- Wild Iron Ridge RV & Campingcampground · Silver Bay3.9 mi
- Lax Lake Resortcampground · Silver Bay4.4 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Cove Point Lodge Beaver Bayhotel · Beaver Bay2.9 mi
- Cove Point Lodgehotel · Beaver Bay3.0 mi
- Mariner Motelmotel · Silver Bay4.1 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.