Firemen's Clayhole fishing

Firemen's Clayhole fishing has Crappie and Largemouth Bass on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Shortnose Gar, White Sucker, and 1 more. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

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Last stocked
2025
Largemouth Bass
Plants on record
6
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+7 also recorded)

Fish at Firemen's Clayhole

2 stocked · 8 confirmed present

Crappie Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide

How Firemen's Clayhole is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

100

Fish stocked in 2023

105

Fish stocked in 2024

100

Fish stocked in 2025

132

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Largemouth Bass2–report
2025Crappie130–report
2024Crappie100–report
2023Largemouth Bass5–report
2023Crappie100–report
2022Crappie100–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 Firemen's Clayhole

Firemen's Clayhole is 0.6 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 Firemen's Clayhole?

Fishing Firemen's Clayhole usually means Crappie: Crappie accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass. Crappie was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2025. Black Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, and Hybrid Sunfish, plus 4 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Firemen's Clayhole stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022.

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