Stoney Brook is a freestone river in Minnesota, listed as Catch and release by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries) lists 1 species. 1 guide and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Stoney Brook is a freestone river in Minnesota.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Stoney Brook: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Stoney Brook with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Stoney Brook in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Blackhoof RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blackhoof River.
Minnesota · about 16 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kingsbury CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kingsbury Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Knowlton CreekMinnesota · about 21 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Nemadji RiverThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nemadji River.
Minnesota · about 21 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Nemadji RiverThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Nemadji River.
Minnesota · about 23 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Chester CreekThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chester Creek.
Minnesota · about 25 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trout stream special regulations: catch-and-release reaches list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Trout stream special regulations: catch-and-release reaches list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the State Designated Trout Streams (Minnesota Rules 6264.0050) list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
12 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Minnesota Trout Unlimited (secondary sources: an angling organisation or magazine, not an agency).
Giant stone (salmonfly) (April to May) · Hendrickson (April to June) · Little black caddis (April to May) · American grannom (Mother's Day caddis) (May to July) · Brown drake (May to June) · Light Hendrickson or pale evening dun (May to June) · and 6 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
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Flagship waterDaybreak on the Nipigon River. Photo: Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Sava Dolinka below the confluence with Beli potok. Photo: Savinjc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Clarence LagoonPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Clarence Lagoon.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Laguna ParrillarThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Laguna Parrillar.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lake PlimsollLake Burbury in the late afternoon, from the Lyell Highway. Photo: WikiWookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Plimsoll.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Penstock LagoonArthurs Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Lcham67, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Penstock Lagoon.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Petrohué near Puerto Varas, Los Lagos. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge STONEY BROOK AT PINE DRIVE NEAR BROOKSTON, MN. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At STONEY BROOK AT PINE DRIVE NEAR BROOKSTON, MN (USGS 04021520) Provisional USGS data
USGS 04021520 · NWS BKNM5
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Rising · 24 h
Gauge height, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST; ranging 3.86 to 5.72 ft; latest 5.71 ft.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST | 5.71 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST | 5.71 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM CST | 5.72 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM CST | 5.71 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM CST | 5.71 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM CST | 5.7 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM CST | 5.7 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM CST | 5.68 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM CST | 5.66 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM CST | 5.65 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM CST | 5.65 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM CST | 5.63 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM CST | 5.67 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM CST | 5.65 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM CST | 5.62 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM CST | 5.6 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM CST | 5.59 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM CST | 5.56 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM CST | 5.52 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM CST | 5.47 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM CST | 5.46 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM CST | 5.47 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM CST | 5.42 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM CST | 5.37 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM CST | 5.32 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM CST | 5.28 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM CST | 5.25 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM CST | 5.21 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM CST | 5.16 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM CST | 5.13 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM CST | 5.09 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM CST | 5.04 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM CST | 4.98 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM CST | 4.89 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM CST | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM CST | 4.67 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM CST | 4.64 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM CST | 4.61 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM CST | 4.57 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM CST | 4.54 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM CST | 4.52 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM CST | 4.53 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM CST | 4.58 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM CST | 4.58 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM CST | 4.53 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM CST | 4.47 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM CST | 4.41 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM CST | 4.37 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM CST | 4.36 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM CST | 4.35 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM CST | 4.34 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM CST | 4.33 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM CST | 4.33 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM CST | 4.32 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM CST | 4.31 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM CST | 4.29 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM CST | 4.29 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM CST | 4.29 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM CST | 4.28 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM CST | 4.27 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM CST | 4.26 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM CST | 4.24 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM CST | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM CST | 4.19 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM CST | 4.18 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM CST | 4.15 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM CST | 4.14 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM CST | 4.14 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM CST | 4.14 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM CST | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM CST | 4.15 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM CST | 4.13 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM CST | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM CST | 4.07 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM CST | 4.02 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM CST | 3.97 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM CST | 3.95 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM CST | 3.92 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM CST | 3.9 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM CST | 3.89 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM CST | 3.89 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM CST | 3.88 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CST | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT | 3.86 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT | 3.86 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT | 3.86 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM CDT | 3.86 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT | 3.86 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM CDT | 3.87 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM CDT | 3.88 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM CDT | 3.88 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM CDT | 3.91 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT | 3.91 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM CDT | 3.91 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM CDT | 3.91 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM CDT | 3.91 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM CDT | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT | 3.89 |
Rising over 24 hours: gauge height up 0.39 ft. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
NWS observed 5.71 ft stage, 205 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST (NWS gauge BKNM5; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Minnesota DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Minnesota rule, with Minnesota DNR's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.
Species the agency lists for Stoney Brook: Brook Trout.
Source: Trout stream special regulations: catch-and-release reaches (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries)).
Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (gauge height up 0.39 ft). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 5:19 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Blackhoof RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blackhoof River.
Minnesota · about 16 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kingsbury CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kingsbury Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Knowlton CreekMinnesota · about 21 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Nemadji RiverThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nemadji River.
Minnesota · about 21 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Nemadji RiverThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Nemadji River.
Minnesota · about 23 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Chester CreekThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chester Creek.
Minnesota · about 25 mi
