Lake stocking report

Courthouse (10000500)

Fish Stocked by Species for the Last Ten Years

YearSpeciesSizeNumberPounds
2024Brown Troutadults100250.0
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,2003,718.0
 Rainbow Troutadults40133.3
2023Brook Troutadults155164.2
 Brook Troutyearlings700160.2
 Brown Troutyearlings120300.0
 Rainbow Troutadults70280.0
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,2003,779.7
2022Brown Troutadults100200.0
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,2004,198.1
 Rainbow Troutadults45225.0
2021Brook Troutadults509919.0
 Brown Troutyearlings1,400350.0
 Brown Troutadults85212.5
 Rainbow Troutadults413897.8
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,2003,626.6
 Rainbow Troutadults55203.7
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,2001,460.3
 Brook Troutadults136283.3
 Brown Troutadults150378.6
 Brown Troutyearlings900240.0
 Rainbow Troutadults90405.0
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,7503,059.9
2019Brook Troutadults3,3102,866.4
 Brown Troutadults180512.3
 Rainbow Troutadults110518.4
 Rainbow Troutyearlings7,0003,443.2
2018Brown Troutadults70205.9
 Rainbow Troutyearlings3,0001,733.7
 Rainbow Troutadults2083.3
2017Brook Troutyearlings500223.2
 Brown Troutadults190558.8
 Rainbow Troutyearlings10095.2
 Rainbow Troutadults2058.3
 Rainbow Troutadults100508.7
 Rainbow Troutyearlings3,0001,527.4
2016Brown Troutadults90293.7
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,0003,197.9
 Rainbow Troutadults50169.7
2015Brown Troutadults51152.5
 Rainbow Troutyearlings6,0003,190.1
 Rainbow Troutadults35164.0

Stocking Notes
1 - indicates fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
2 - indicates fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
3 - indicates fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by DNR and other agencies (state, federal or tribal) or sporting groups.

Stocking Fish Sizes
Fry - Newly hatched fish that are ready to be stocked usually called "swim-ups". Walleye fry are 1/3 of an inch or around 8 mm.
Fingerling - Fingerlings are one to six months old and can range from a size of one to twelve inches depending on the species. Walleye fingerlings range from three to eight inches each fall.
Yearling - Yearling fish are at least one year old. A one-year-old fish can range from three to twenty inches depending on the species. Walleye yearlings average from six to twelve inches.
Adult - Adult fish are fish that have reached maturity. Depending on the species, maturity can be reached at two years of age. Walleye reach maturity between the ages of four and six years.

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