Winchester Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 2,715 trout stocked in Winchester Lake (St. Louis County) in 2024, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Winchester”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Winchester Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2024
- 2,715
- yearly average, 2020–2023
- 664
- years stocked since 2022
- 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Splakeyearlings | yearlings | 2,715 |
| 2022 | Splakeyearlings | yearlings | 2,658 |
Trout stocked each year
Shown from 2020 to 2024, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Splake | 5,373 | 100% |
Map point 48.0377, -92.5593: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 662808). 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 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.
Near Winchester 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
1 listed- Vermilion Boat Rentalsfishing and hunting store · Cook9.7 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Timbuktu Marinamarina · Cook9.7 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 2- Myrtle Lake Resortcampground · Orr5.7 mi
- Polley's Resortcampground · Cook9.6 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Elbow Lake Lodgelodge · Cook3.6 mi
- Vintage Vermilion Cabins and Retreatcabins · Cook5.3 mi
- Life of Riley Resortcabins · Orr5.8 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.