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Platte River

Michigan DNR logged 7 trout stocking dates at Platte River in 2026 so far, 687,386 fish in all. The latest was on May 6, 2026.

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

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Platte River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
687,386
by the same date in 2025
713,121
in all of 2025
713,121
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, 2026228,964Coho salmon, avg 5.5 in
2026 · 687,386 fish on 7 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 6Coho salmon228,964 fish · Hatchery228,964Hatchery5.5 in
Apr 30Coho salmon61,200 fish · El Dorado Access Site61,200El Dorado Access Site5.4 in
Apr 30Coho salmon33,988 fish · El Dorado Access Site33,988El Dorado Access Site5.4 in
Apr 28Coho salmon66,250 fish · El Dorado Access Site66,250El Dorado Access Site5.2 in
Apr 28Coho salmon28,971 fish · El Dorado Access Site28,971El Dorado Access Site5.2 in
Apr 27Coho salmon57,600 fish · El Dorado Access Site57,600El Dorado Access Site5.5 in
Apr 27Coho salmon28,799 fish · El Dorado Access Site28,799El Dorado Access Site5.5 in
Apr 27Coho salmon9,351 fish · El Dorado Access Site9,351El Dorado Access Site5.5 in
Apr 22Coho salmon75,131 fish · Hatchery75,131Hatchery5.5 in
Apr 20Rainbow trout20,998 fish · Hatchery20,998Hatchery7.9 in
Apr 8Coho salmon76,134 fish · Hatchery76,134Hatchery5.4 in
2025 · 713,121 fish on 12 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 8Coho salmon301,370 fish · Hatchery301,370Hatchery5.7 in
May 7Coho salmon35,528 fish · Hatchery35,528Hatchery5.9 in
Apr 29Coho salmon18,509 fish · Hatchery18,509Hatchery5.3 in
Apr 24Coho salmon25,767 fish · Hatchery25,767Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 23Coho salmon32,663 fish · Hatchery32,663Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 22Rainbow trout20,854 fish · Hatchery20,854Hatchery7.8 in
Apr 21Coho salmon18,332 fish · Hatchery18,332Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 16Coho salmon19,652 fish · Hatchery19,652Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 16Coho salmon7,468 fish · Hatchery7,468Hatchery5.7 in
Apr 14Coho salmon3,236 fish · Hatchery3,236Hatchery5.5 in
Apr 10Coho salmon6,695 fish · Hatchery6,695Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 2Coho salmon162,635 fish · Hatchery162,635Hatchery5.6 in
Apr 1Coho salmon60,412 fish · Hatchery60,412Hatchery5.6 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
20267687,386
202512713,121
202418696,676
202315877,360
202212789,430
202116812,668
202016828,815
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.

  1. 829k2020: 828,815 fish
  2. 813k2021: 812,668 fish
  3. 789k2022: 789,430 fish
  4. 877k2023: 877,360 fish
  5. 697k2024: 696,676 fish
  6. 713k2025: 713,121 fish
  7. 687k2026: 687,386 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Coho salmon5,216,70397%
Rainbow trout125,7572%
Brown trout62,9961%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Benzie County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

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

Also in Benzie County: Betsie River, Crystal Lake, Lake Michigan.

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