Trout

Cook County, Minnesota — DOW #16004900

119 Surveys

Invasive Species Alert

Trout has confirmed populations of:

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258.91

Acres

77 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Trout. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

RBS

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Deep gill nets	3.2	—	0.09 lb	16
2013-07-22	Small-mesh gill nets	18.3	—	0.09 lb	73
2021-07-26	Small-mesh gill nets	6.5	—	0.03 lb	26
1999-08-05	Small-mesh gill nets	26.3	—	0.07 lb	105
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	0.02 lb	1
1999-08-05	Deep gill nets	0.8	—	0.06 lb	3
2014-10-20	Short-term gill nets	0.0	—	0.14 lb	2
2017-07-24	Deep gill nets	2.2	—	0.05 lb	11
2017-07-24	Small-mesh gill nets	57.8	—	0.03 lb	231
2017-07-24	Shallow gill nets	0.7	—	0.03 lb	2
1993-08-02	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	0.06 lb	1
1996-08-05	Deep gill nets	0.3	—	0.05 lb	1
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	0.02 lb	1

Lake Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Deep gill nets	4.2	—	1.18 lb	21
2013-07-22	Small-mesh gill nets	0.3	—	0.05 lb	1
2013-07-22	Shallow gill nets	1.7	—	1.78 lb	5
2021-07-26	Deep gill nets	7.0	—	1.35 lb	35
2021-07-26	Small-mesh gill nets	1.0	—	0.42 lb	4
1999-08-05	Small-mesh gill nets	0.5	—	0.04 lb	2
1999-08-05	Deep gill nets	4.5	—	2.09 lb	18
2014-10-20	Short-term gill nets	0.3	—	2.72 lb	21
2017-07-24	Deep gill nets	3.8	—	1.42 lb	19
2017-07-24	Small-mesh gill nets	0.5	—	0.07 lb	2
2017-07-24	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.78 lb	3
1993-08-02	Deep gill nets	6.0	—	1.39 lb	24
1993-08-02	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.27 lb	2
1981-08-11	Standard gill nets	4.3 (normal)	0.8 – 4.3	1.25 lb	17
1990-08-13	Standard gill nets	4.5 (above normal)	0.8 – 4.3	1.22 lb	18
1996-08-05	Deep gill nets	2.0	—	4.05 lb	8
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	1.00 lb	1
2019-10-14	Short-term gill nets	0.8	—	2.83 lb	50

Brook Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	0.10 lb	1
2013-07-22	Shallow gill nets	0.7	—	0.27 lb	2
2021-07-26	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.13 lb	2
2021-07-26	Shallow gill nets	0.3	—	0.27 lb	1
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.2	—	0.35 lb	2
2017-07-24	Standard trap nets	1.4	—	0.10 lb	17
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.4	—	0.20 lb	4
1981-08-11	Standard trap nets	0.8	—	0.25 lb	3
1990-08-13	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.41 lb	2
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.11 lb	4
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	0.30 lb	1

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Shallow gill nets	11.7	—	0.15 lb	35
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	5.5 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.14 lb	66
2021-07-26	Shallow gill nets	9.7	—	0.15 lb	29
2021-07-26	Standard trap nets	4.9 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.14 lb	59
2021-07-26	Deep gill nets	2.4	—	0.14 lb	12
2021-07-26	Small-mesh gill nets	1.3	—	0.03 lb	5
1999-08-05	Small-mesh gill nets	0.8	—	0.11 lb	3
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	1.5	—	0.13 lb	18
1999-08-05	Shallow gill nets	12.5	—	0.25 lb	25
2017-07-24	Shallow gill nets	5.7	—	0.13 lb	17
2017-07-24	Standard trap nets	3.6 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.12 lb	43
1993-08-02	Shallow gill nets	7.0	—	0.30 lb	14
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	2.5 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.16 lb	25
1981-08-11	Standard trap nets	2.0 (normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.12 lb	8
1990-08-13	Standard trap nets	3.9 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.16 lb	39
1990-08-13	Standard gill nets	2.0 (normal)	0.3 – 2.8	0.17 lb	8
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	6.2 (above normal)	0.3 – 2.3	0.13 lb	74
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	20.5	—	0.19 lb	41

PRD

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1
1999-08-05	Small-mesh gill nets	7.0	—	28
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	10.0	—	120
2017-07-24	Shallow gill nets	0.3	—	1
2017-07-24	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.1	—	1

Smallmouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Small-mesh gill nets	0.3	—	1
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	1

Rainbow Trout

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Shallow gill nets	0.3	—	0.53 lb	1
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	0.2	—	0.41 lb	2
2021-07-26	Shallow gill nets	1.3	—	0.53 lb	4
2021-07-26	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.72 lb	3
2021-07-26	Deep gill nets	1.0	—	0.58 lb	5
1999-08-05	Shallow gill nets	1.0	—	0.68 lb	2
2014-10-20	Short-term gill nets	0.3	—	—	19
2017-07-24	Shallow gill nets	0.3	—	2.04 lb	1
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.6	—	0.49 lb	6
1981-08-11	Standard gill nets	1.5	—	0.62 lb	6
1981-08-11	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	0.25 lb	2
1990-08-13	Standard gill nets	6.5	—	0.90 lb	26
1990-08-13	Standard trap nets	0.7	—	0.59 lb	7
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.61 lb	3
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	5.5	—	0.61 lb	11
2019-10-14	Short-term gill nets	0.0	—	1.44 lb	1

CRC

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	2.8	—	—	34
2021-07-26	Shallow gill nets	0.7	—	—	2
2021-07-26	Standard trap nets	2.6	—	—	31
2021-07-26	Deep gill nets	0.2	—	—	1
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.5	—	—	6
2017-07-24	Standard trap nets	1.4	—	0.12 lb	17
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	0.12 lb	5
1990-08-13	Standard trap nets	5.8	—	0.14 lb	58
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	1.9	—	0.11 lb	23
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	3.0	—	0.10 lb	6

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2013-07-22	Standard trap nets	1.4 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	—	17
2021-07-26	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	—	8
1999-08-05	Small-mesh gill nets	0.3	—	—	1
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	24.8	—	—	298
1999-08-05	Shallow gill nets	1.5	—	0.08 lb	3
2017-07-24	Standard trap nets	1.2 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	0.06 lb	14
1993-08-02	Standard trap nets	0.2 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	0.11 lb	2
1990-08-13	Standard trap nets	1.6 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	0.02 lb	16
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.7 (normal)	0.1 – 1.6	0.05 lb	8
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	0.12 lb	1

SCU

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2021-07-26	Small-mesh gill nets	1.0	—	4

Tullibee (Cisco)

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1999-08-05	Deep gill nets	0.8	—	2.32 lb	3
1993-08-02	Deep gill nets	0.8	—	3.11 lb	3
1981-08-11	Standard gill nets	4.3 (normal)	1.4 – 17.4	2.12 lb	17
1990-08-13	Standard gill nets	2.5 (normal)	1.4 – 17.4	2.44 lb	10
1996-08-05	Deep gill nets	0.5	—	2.22 lb	2
1996-08-05	Shallow gill nets	0.5	—	2.23 lb	1

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	0.41 lb	1
1996-08-05	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.5 – 3.4	0.48 lb	1

CNM

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	1

BST

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.2	—	2

Fathead Minnow

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.5	—	6

FND

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	2.2	—	26

Iowa Darter

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
1999-08-05	1/4-in trap nets	0.1	—	1

Mottled Sculpin

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2017-07-24	Small-mesh gill nets	0.8	—	0.02 lb	3

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Map & Directions

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Nearby Marinas

Bearskin Wilderness Outfitters

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 388-2292

★ 4.7

BoatPAL Services

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 264-9934

★ 5

Grand Marais Boat Rides

Grand Marais, MN

(218) 387-4159

Grand Marais Campground & Marina

Grand Marais, MN

(800) 998-0959

★ 4.6

Grand Marais Harbor

Grand Marais, MN

Grand Marais Marina Photogenic Point

Grand Marais, MN

★ 4.9

Resorts & Lodges Near Trout

Plan your stay — fishing resorts and lodges near Trout.

Eve's Place Lakeside Cabins

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 370-9834

SAGONTO Wilderness Resort

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 370-1074

Timberlund's Resort

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 387-1147

Borderland Lodge

Fishing Resort Grand Marais

(218) 388-2233

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Trout. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Brook Trout Lake Trout Rainbow Smelt Rainbow Trout White Sucker Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Trout

Devil Track Lake Cabins

Fishing Guide

(218) 877-7502

Fly Box And Company

Fishing Guide

(218) 370-9659

Grand Marais Charters

Fishing Guide

(218) 370-5800

Little Vince's Guide Services

(218) 388-9942

(218) 370-8726

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.

Trout

Invasive Species Alert

DNR Fish Surveys

RBS

Lake Trout

Brook Trout

Yellow Perch

PRD

Smallmouth Bass

Rainbow Trout

CRC

Golden Shiner

SCU

Tullibee (Cisco)

White Sucker

CNM

BST

Fathead Minnow

FND

Iowa Darter

Mottled Sculpin

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

Nearby Bait & Tackle

Bear Track Outfitting Co.

Buck's Hardware

Clearwater BWCA Outfitters

Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters

Lake Superior Trading Post

Moose Tracks

Northern Goods

The Fisherman's Daughter at Dockside Fish Market

Nearby Marinas

Bearskin Wilderness Outfitters

BoatPAL Services

Grand Marais Boat Rides

Grand Marais Campground & Marina

Grand Marais Harbor

Grand Marais Marina Photogenic Point

Resorts & Lodges Near Trout

Fish Species

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