West Metro Area Stocking Plans

Core Fish-Stocking Plans -- West Metro Lakes

The table below lists – by species – current DNR Fisheries-provided or -contracted stocking plans. List is of lakes in Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties (Minnesota) with public accesses and established, approved plans. (Last updated June 2019)

See the interactive LakeFinder Stocking Reports feature for stockings already completed (which will include the occasional and private-permit stockings not found here); stocking updates of Fishing In the Neighborhood waters can be found here.

Note: walleye fingerling quotas are based in pounds; table values are based on a rate of 15 fish per pound. Fingerling size typically ranges from 15-35 fish per pound, so consider the listed number a minimum acceptable value (in years of normal or surplus availability).

Species	Lake	County	Size	# Fish	Season	Frequency
Brook Trout	Courthouse	Carver	Adult	up to 200	Cool/Cold	Annual request; if hatchery surplus available
	Quarry	Scott	Adult	up to 2,000	Cool/Cold	Annual request; if hatchery surplus available
Brown Trout	Courthouse	Carver	Adult	up to 300	Cool/Cold	Annual request; if hatchery surplus available
	Quarry	Scott	Adult	up to 1,000	Cool/Cold	Annual request; if hatchery surplus available
Hybrid ("Tiger") Muskellunge	Nokomis	Hennepin	Fingerling	200	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
Muskellunge	Bde Mka Ska (Calhoun)	Hennepin	Fingerling	123	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
	Cedar	Hennepin	Fingerling	63	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
	Eagle	Hennepin	Fingerling	199	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
	Harriet	Hennepin	Fingerling	85	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
	Independence	Hennepin	Fingerling	425	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years
	Minnetonka	Hennepin	Fingerling	2,925	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years
	Rebecca	Hennepin	Fingerling	254, then 508	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years
	Waconia	Carver	Fingerling	830	Fall	Annually
Rainbow Trout	Quarry	Scott	Yearling	2,000	Fall	Annually; stocking date typically October 15-21, once water temperatures allow
	Quarry	Scott	Yearling	12,000	Winter	Annually; for Winter Open Season
	Courthouse	Carver	Yearling	1,500	Spring	Annually; for season opening mid-May
	Courthouse	Carver	Yearling	1,300	Winter	Annually; for Winter Open Season
	Courthouse	Carver	Yearling	200	Fall	Annually; stocking date typically Oct 15-21, once water temperatures allow
	Courthouse	Carver	Adult	up to 300	Cool/Cold	Annual request; if hatchery surplus available
	Little Long	Hennepin	Yearling	500	Winter	Annually; for Winter Open Season
Species	Lake	County	Size	# fish	Season	Frequency
Walleye	Bryant	Hennepin	Fingerling	1,920	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years (128 lb)
	Bde Mka Ska (Calhoun)	Hennepin	Fingerling	1,845	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (123 lb)
	Cedar	Scott	Fingerling	11,895	Fall	Biennially-- odd-numbered years (793 lb)
	Eagle	Carver	Fingerling	2,745	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (183 lb)
	Eagle	Hennepin	Fingerling	2,985	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (199 lb)
	Fish	Scott	Fingerling	1,110	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (74 lb)
	Harriet	Hennepin	Fingerling	1,590	Fall	Annually (106 lb)
	Independence	Hennepin	Fingerling	6,375	Fall	Annually (425 lb)
	Long	Hennepin	Fingerling	2,550	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (170 lb)
	Lotus	Carver	Fingerling	5,460	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (364 lb)
	Medicine	Hennepin	Fingerling	11,970	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (798 lb)
	Minnetonka	Hennepin	Fingerling	80,325	Fall	Biennially- even-numbered years (5,355 lb)
	Nokomis	Hennepin	Fingerling	3,000	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (200 lb)
	O'Dowd	Scott	Fingerling	3,525	Fall	Annually (235 lb)
	Prior (Upper)	Scott	Fingerling	4,935	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (329 lb)
	Prior (Lower)	Scott	Fingerling	5,595	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (373 lb)
	Prior- Total	Scott	Fingerling	10,530	Fall	702 lb in odd-numbered years
	Spring	Scott	Fingerling	4,350	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (290 lb)
	Waconia	Carver	Fingerling	24,900	Fall	Biennially- odd-numbered years (1,660 lb)
	Wirth	Hennepin	Fry	11,500	Spring	Annually