Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Courthouse fishing
Courthouse fishing has Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Northern Pike, and 3 more. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Bluegill, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Common Carp, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 3 (+9 also recorded)
Fish at Courthouse
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Black Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Black Bullhead species guide
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guide
Walleye Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Walleye species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
Yellow Bullhead Confirmed present
How Courthouse is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
6,345
Fish stocked in 2023
7,245
Fish stocked in 2024
6,340
Fish stocked in 2025
6,160
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 6,000 | – | report |
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 160 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 6,200 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 40 | – | report |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 100 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 6,200 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 70 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 120 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 700 | – | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 155 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 6,200 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 45 | – | report |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | 100 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Chaska, MN
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Courthouse
Courthouse is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Courthouse?
Fishing Courthouse usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 7 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked 2024. Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Common Carp, plus 5 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Courthouse stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2022.