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Dowagiac Creek

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Dowagiac Creek in 2026 so far, 5,500 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 21, 2026.

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

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Dowagiac Creek in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
5,500
by the same date in 2025
5,800
in all of 2025
5,800
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, Apr 21, 20265,500Brown trout, avg 5.1 in
2026 · 5,500 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 21Brown trout2,700 fish · Mckenzie Street2,700Mckenzie Street5.1 in
Apr 21Brown trout1,400 fish · Kelsey Lake Rd1,400Kelsey Lake Rd5.1 in
Apr 21Brown trout1,400 fish · Marcellus Hwy1,400Marcellus Hwy5.1 in
2025 · 5,800 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 28Brown trout2,800 fish · Mckenzie Street2,800Mckenzie Street5.3 in
Apr 28Brown trout1,500 fish · Kelsey Lake Rd1,500Kelsey Lake Rd5.3 in
Apr 28Brown trout1,500 fish · Marcellus Hwy1,500Marcellus Hwy5.3 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202615,500
202515,800
202415,500
202315,265
202215,265
202115,798
202015,500
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. 5.5k2020: 5,500 fish
  2. 5.8k2021: 5,798 fish
  3. 5.3k2022: 5,265 fish
  4. 5.3k2023: 5,265 fish
  5. 5.5k2024: 5,500 fish
  6. 5.8k2025: 5,800 fish
  7. 5.5k2026: 5,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout38,628100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Cass 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 Cass County: Dowagiac River, Birch Lake, Brandywine Creek, Harwood Lake, Hemlock Lake.

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