Quarry fishing

Quarry fishing has Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook 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
11
Since 2022
Species recorded
3

Fish at Quarry

3 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 7 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
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2023 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
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
Yellow Perch 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)

Yellow Perch species guide

How Quarry 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

7,120

Fish stocked in 2023

6,105

Fish stocked in 2024

6,035

Fish stocked in 2025

6,000

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 11 plants Showing 11 plants

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 6,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 20 – report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 6,000 – report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 15 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 20 – report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 6,000 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 50 – report
January 1, 2023 Brook Trout 35 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 7,000 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 20 – report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 100 – report
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Access and facts

Nearest town
Shakopee, MN
Shore access
Yes
Float tube friendly
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, dock

City of Shakopee Quarry Lake Park (6201 Innovation Blvd) allows fishing from the dock at the northwest corner or shore; non-motorized watercraft only as marked. Watershed District notes public access opened 2017 on the northern part with a fishing pier. Nearest DNR town: Barden.

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Nearest lakes

Unnamed 3.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 McColl Pond 3.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Unnamed 5 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 O'Dowd 5.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2025 Crystal 6.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2025

Public land at Quarry

Quarry is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Quarry?

Fishing Quarry usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 7 of 11 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. Brook Trout was last stocked January 1, 2023. 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 Yellow Perch (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 Quarry stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.8 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 Quarry?

Shore fishing is available and it is float tube friendly. The nearest town is Shakopee, MN. Facilities include restrooms and dock. City of Shakopee Quarry Lake Park (6201 Innovation Blvd) allows fishing from the dock at the northwest corner or shore; non-motorized watercraft only as marked. Watershed District notes public access opened 2017 on the northern part with a fishing pier. Nearest DNR town: Barden.

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