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Courthouse Lake

Infested waters listStocked 2025

Courthouse Lake is a 12-acre lake in Carver County, 57 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1994. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, crappie and trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
10000500
County
Carver
Surface area
12 acres
Maximum depth
57 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
3 acres, 25% of the lake
Shoreline
0.7 miles
Latest DNR fish survey
September 1994, re-survey
Surveys on record
4, since 1978
Game fish caught in the 1994 survey
green sunfish 1,368, bluegill 12, black crappie 10, northern pike 9, white crappie 5, walleye 1
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, lake trout, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, walleye, white crappie, and 7 other species
Stocked in 2025
brook trout adults (160); rainbow trout yearlings (6,000)
Stocked in 2024
brown trout adults (100); rainbow trout yearlings (6,200); rainbow trout adults (40)
Stocked in 2023
brook trout yearlings (700); brook trout adults (155); brown trout yearlings (120); rainbow trout adults (70); rainbow trout yearlings (6,200)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Infested waters list
Eurasian watermilfoil
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
30 to 59 feet
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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