Lake Superior

Name: Trout stocking records: Lake Superior, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Lake Superior in 2026 so far, 20,395 fish in all. The latest was on May 7, 2026.

Michigan DNR data pulled Nov 6, 2026. Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.

Lake Superior in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 20,395
by the same date in 2025: 34,625
in all of 2025: 34,625

Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and salmon release Michigan DNR lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include small fish (fingerlings) as well as catchable trout; the average length tells them apart (the DNR records it in centimetres; it is shown here in inches). The site is the stocking point the DNR names within the water.

Last stocked, May 7, 202620,395Splake, avg 8 in

2026 · 20,395 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 7	Splake20,395 fish · Keweenaw Bay-Baraga Dock	20,395	Keweenaw Bay-Baraga Dock	8 in

2025 · 34,625 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Jun 16	Lake trout2,000 fish · Pequaming Point	2,000	Pequaming Point	7.6 in
Jun 12	Lake trout2,000 fish · Pequaming Bay	2,000	Pequaming Bay	7.5 in
Jun 12	Lake trout1,385 fish · Pequaming Bay	1,385	Pequaming Bay	8.8 in
May 2	Splake21,240 fish · Baraga Marina	21,240	Baraga Marina	8 in
Apr 29	Brook trout8,000 fish · Saari Road	8,000	Saari Road	5.7 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	20,395
2025	4	34,625
2024	3	52,661
2023	3	16,855
2022	4	15,813
2021	3	12,000
2020	1	9,131

2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fingerlings. Records start in 2020.

9.1k2020: 9,131 fish
12k2021: 12,000 fish
16k2022: 15,813 fish
17k2023: 16,855 fish
53k2024: 52,661 fish
35k2025: 34,625 fish
20k2026: 20,395 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Lake trout	71,219	44%
Splake	60,716	38%
Brook trout	29,545	18%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Baraga County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Baraga County: Alberta Pond, Falls River, Roland Lake, East Branch Huron River, Silver River (51-31-18), Fence Lake, Lake Superior - Keweenaw Bay, Menge (Backwater) Creek.

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled Nov 6, 2026. Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.