St. Louis River Estuary
MN · St. Louis
- Stocked
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- St. Louis County
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Species
- Lake Sturgeon
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sturgeon | 2241 | fingerlings | 2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Lake Sturgeon
Rod: Stout medium-heavy to heavy rod, similar to a muskie rod.
Line: Braided line, 50 lb or more; many use 80 to 100 lb.
Baits: a ball of 3 to 5 nightcrawlers, often with a minnow or two
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Redbelly Dace, Silver Lamprey, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch, Western Blacknose Dace
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.