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Dark Lake trout stocking

Chippewa County, Wisconsin · lake

Dark Lake was last stocked in 2025; Wisconsin publishes yearly totals rather than dates. We have 9 stockings on record since 2017. Species stocked: rainbow trout.

Last stocked
2025
yearly total, no date published
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
0 stockings
On record
9 stockings
since 2017
  • Tied for the most stocked water in Chippewa County (9 stocking days on record).
  • Stocked more often than 78% of Wisconsin waters on our record.

What is stocked

SpeciesStockingsFishFish per stockingTypical size
Rainbow trout2121,6581,03111.1 in

Stocking history

20251 stocking · 6,929 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
Yearly totalLatest
date not published
Rainbow trout
6,929
10.9 in
20241 stocking · 2,105 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
Yearly total
date not published
Rainbow trout
2,105
13.6 in
20231 stocking · 1,905 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
Yearly total
date not published
Rainbow trout
1,905
12.9 in
20221 stocking · 2,108 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 2,108 fish
20211 stocking · 2,175 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 2,175 fish
20201 stocking · 2,201 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 2,201 fish
20191 stocking · 2,194 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 2,194 fish
20181 stocking · 1,022 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 1,022 fish
20171 stocking · 1,019 fish
  • Yearly total rainbow trout, 1,019 fish

From Wisconsin fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go. Seasons and limits: Wisconsin fishing regulations.

Other stocked waters in Chippewa County

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Questions about Dark Lake

When was Dark Lake last stocked?
The latest reported stocking was in 2025 (rainbow trout, 6,929 fish), according to Wisconsin agency reports.
Is Dark Lake stocked often?
Tied for the most stocked water in Chippewa County (9 stocking days on record). Stocked more often than 78% of Wisconsin waters on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
What kind of trout are stocked in Dark Lake?
Rainbow trout (21 stockings, 21,658 fish).

Stocking data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fish stocking database, which reports yearly totals per water after verification, without stocking dates. We will correct or remove it on request.