Courthouse Lake
The Minnesota DNR reports 6,160 trout stocked in Courthouse Lake (Carver County) in 2025, the latest year in its lake stocking report. The DNR reports stocking by year, not by day. Minnesota DNR lists it as “Courthouse”.
Minnesota DNR data pulled .
Courthouse Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 6,160
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 7,564
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Every stocking record
Every trout stocking the DNR reports for this lake, by year, species and size class (fry, fingerlings, yearlings, adults), newest first.
| Year | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook troutadults | adults | 160 |
| 2025 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,000 |
| 2024 | Brown troutadults | adults | 100 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,200 |
| 2024 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 40 |
| 2023 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 700 |
| 2023 | Brook troutadults | adults | 155 |
| 2023 | Brown troutyearlings | yearlings | 120 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,200 |
| 2023 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 70 |
| 2022 | Brown troutadults | adults | 100 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,200 |
| 2022 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 45 |
| 2021 | Brook troutadults | adults | 509 |
| 2021 | Brown troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,400 |
| 2021 | Brown troutadults | adults | 85 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,200 |
| 2021 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 468 |
| 2020 | Brook troutadults | adults | 136 |
| 2020 | Brook troutyearlings | yearlings | 1,200 |
| 2020 | Brown troutadults | adults | 150 |
| 2020 | Brown troutyearlings | yearlings | 900 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutyearlings | yearlings | 6,750 |
| 2020 | Rainbow troutadults | adults | 90 |
Trout stocked each year
Shown from 2020 to 2025, the latest year the DNR has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 38,263 | 87% |
| Brook trout | 2,860 | 7% |
| Brown trout | 2,855 | 6% |
Map point 44.7888, -93.5903: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1828307). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between map points, not driving distance.
Source: DNR lake stocking report, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Courthouse Lake
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Bait and tackle
nearest 3- Old Carver Bait & Tackle shopfishing and hunting store · Carver2.5 mi
- Ken's Bait Servicefishing and hunting store · Chaska3.6 mi
- Prior Lake Bait & Tacklefishing and hunting store · Prior Lake9.8 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 3- Carver County Kayakcanoe and kayak rental · Chaska0.6 mi
- Minnetonka Marina - Shorewoodmarina · Shorewood7.9 mi
- Electric Shores Boat Rentalsboat rental · Excelsior8.1 mi
Fishing guides and charters
1 listed- REL Fishingfishing charter · Mound8.9 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Diamonds RV ParkRV park · Shakopee2.1 mi
- Shakopee Valley RV Parkcampground · Shakopee4.1 mi
- Minneapolis Southwest KOA Holidaycampground · Jordan5.6 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Super 8 by Wyndham Chaskaresort · Chaska0.5 mi
- Best Western Chaska River Inn & Suiteshotel · Chaska0.6 mi
- Hill View Motelmotel · Shakopee1.8 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.