Lester River
The Minnesota DNR reports 57,018 trout stocked in Lester River (St. Louis County) in 2025, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Lester River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 57,018
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 30,889
- years stocked since 2022
- 4
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 troutyearlings | yearlings | 57,018 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 72,740 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 52,300 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 29,407 |
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 | 211,465 | 100% |
This is a stream, and a stream has no single map point, so no map is shown.
Also in St. Louis County: Miner's Pit, Dry Lake, Briar Lake, Kinney Lake, Little Trout Lake, Sand Lake, High Lake, St James Pit.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.