Melrose Red Quarry Lake
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73070400
DNR records show 10 stocking entries at Melrose Red Quarry Lake since 2016, most recently rainbow trout yearlings in 2025 (300 fish).
- Melrose Red Quarry Lake has 10 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): rainbow trout (10).
- The most-stocked species by count is rainbow trout: 2,575 fish on record.
- Stearns County, nearest town Waite Park; DNR lake number (DOW) 73070400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 300 | 150.0 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 300 | 130.4 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 300 | 150.0 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 300 | 150.0 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 200 | 100.0 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 275 | 137.5 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 200 | 90.9 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 300 | 150.0 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 200 | 74.1 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 200 | 90.9 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
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