Coldwater River

Name: Trout stocking records: Coldwater River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Coldwater River in 2026 so far, 6,630 fish in all. The latest was on May 6, 2026.

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

Coldwater River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 6,630
by the same date in 2025: 6,930
in all of 2025: 6,930

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 6, 20266,630Brown trout, avg 5.1 in; Rainbow trout, avg 6.9 in

2026 · 6,630 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 6	Brown trout1,400 fish · Fightner	1,400	Fightner	5.1 in
May 6	Brown trout1,400 fish · Broadway	1,400	Broadway	5.1 in
May 6	Brown trout1,400 fish · Brown Road	1,400	Brown Road	5.1 in
May 6	Rainbow trout810 fish · Fightner	810	Fightner	6.9 in
May 6	Rainbow trout810 fish · Broadway	810	Broadway	6.9 in
May 6	Rainbow trout810 fish · Brown Road	810	Brown Road	6.9 in

2025 · 6,930 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 8	Brown trout1,500 fish · Fightner	1,500	Fightner	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout1,500 fish · Broadway	1,500	Broadway	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout1,500 fish · Brown Road	1,500	Brown Road	5.9 in
May 8	Rainbow trout810 fish · Fightner	810	Fightner	7.3 in
May 8	Rainbow trout810 fish · Broadway	810	Broadway	7.3 in
May 8	Rainbow trout810 fish · Brown Road	810	Brown Road	7.3 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	6,630
2025	1	6,930
2024	1	6,774
2023	1	6,258
2022	1	6,840
2021	1	5,328
2020	1	6,450

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.

6.5k2020: 6,450 fish
5.3k2021: 5,328 fish
6.8k2022: 6,840 fish
6.3k2023: 6,258 fish
6.8k2024: 6,774 fish
6.9k2025: 6,930 fish
6.6k2026: 6,630 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	28,865	64%
Rainbow trout	16,345	36%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Barry 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 Barry County: High Bank Creek, Glass 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.