High Banks Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: High Banks Lake, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at High Banks Lake in 2026 so far, 1,700 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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

High Banks Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 1,700
by the same date in 2025: 1,795
in all of 2025: 1,795

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, 20261,700Rainbow trout, avg 8 in

2026 · 1,700 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 7	Rainbow trout1,700 fish · Highbanks Lake	1,700	Highbanks Lake	8 in

2025 · 1,795 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 19	Rainbow trout1,795 fish · Highbanks Lake	1,795	Highbanks Lake	8.5 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	1,700
2025	1	1,795
2024	1	1,375
2023	1	1,480
2022	1	1,458
2021	1	1,458
2020	1	1,300

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.

1.3k2020: 1,300 fish
1.5k2021: 1,458 fish
1.5k2022: 1,458 fish
1.5k2023: 1,480 fish
1.4k2024: 1,375 fish
1.8k2025: 1,795 fish
1.7k2026: 1,700 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	10,566	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Chippewa County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 46.3642, -84.8668: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1620199). 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 Chippewa County: St. Marys River, Dukes Lake, Lake Huron, Naomikong Lake, Naomikong Pond, Pendills Creek, St. Marys River -Little Rapids.

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.