Hemlock Lake

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

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Hemlock Lake in 2026 so far, 2,300 fish in all. The latest was on Mar 31, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hemlock Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 2,300
by the same date in 2025: 2,300
in all of 2025: 2,300

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, Mar 31, 20262,300Rainbow trout, avg 5.9 in

2026 · 2,300 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Mar 31	Rainbow trout2,300 fish · Hemlock Lake	2,300	Hemlock Lake	5.9 in

2025 · 2,300 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 7	Rainbow trout2,300 fish · Hemlock Lake	2,300	Hemlock Lake	6.4 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	2,300
2025	1	2,300
2024	1	2,464
2023	1	2,100
2022	1	2,239
2021	1	2,239
2020	1	2,200

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.

2.2k2020: 2,200 fish
2.2k2021: 2,239 fish
2.2k2022: 2,239 fish
2.1k2023: 2,100 fish
2.5k2024: 2,464 fish
2.3k2025: 2,300 fish
2.3k2026: 2,300 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	15,842	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Cass County waters Recently stocked in Michigan Trout stocking near Kalamazoo

Open on a map

Map point 42.0638, -85.8072: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 628083). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Cass County: Dowagiac Creek, Dowagiac River, Birch Lake, Brandywine Creek, Harwood Lake.

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.