Holland fishing

Holland fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Iod, Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Northern Pike and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
10
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Holland

3 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2024 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Iod Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2022

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 1 plant

Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Northern Pike species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present

Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake. (maps.dnr.state.mn.us, accessed September 29, 2026)

Bluegill species guide

How Holland is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,645

Fish stocked in 2023

3,090

Fish stocked in 2024

3,050

Fish stocked in 2025

3,000

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 10 plants Showing 10 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 3,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 659 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,341 – report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 50 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 3,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 90 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 20 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Iod 500 – report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 125 – report
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Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Eagan, MN
Shore access
Yes

MN DNR LakeFinder survey access lists Open fishing pier on the west-central point and an open carry-in access (steep hillside). Nearest town on the DNR record is Eagan.

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Nearest lakes

Cobblestone 4.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Snelling 6.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Smith Pond 7.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Taft 8.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Nokomis 9.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Holland?

Fishing Holland usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 6 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked January 1, 2024. Iod was last stocked January 1, 2022. Largemouth Bass (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), Northern Pike (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake), and Bluegill (Listed in the DNR LakeFinder fish-community record for this lake; not present in the stocking feed for this lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Holland stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

How do you get on Holland?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Eagan, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access lists Open fishing pier on the west-central point and an open carry-in access (steep hillside). Nearest town on the DNR record is Eagan.

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