South Branch Tobacco River

Name: Trout stocking records: South Branch Tobacco River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at South Branch Tobacco River in 2026 so far, 2,820 fish in all. The latest was on May 1, 2026.

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

South Branch Tobacco River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 2,820
by the same date in 2025: 2,970
in all of 2025: 2,970

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 1, 20262,820Brown trout, avg 4.7 in

2026 · 2,820 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 1	Brown trout940 fish · U.S. 10	940	U.S. 10	4.7 in
May 1	Brown trout940 fish · S Br Tobacco River	940	S Br Tobacco River	4.7 in
May 1	Brown trout940 fish · Grant Road	940	Grant Road	4.7 in

2025 · 2,970 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 22	Brown trout990 fish · U.S. 10	990	U.S. 10	5.1 in
Apr 22	Brown trout990 fish · S Br Tobacco River	990	S Br Tobacco River	5.1 in
Apr 22	Brown trout990 fish · Grant Road	990	Grant Road	5.1 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	2,820
2025	1	2,970
2024	1	2,790
2023	1	2,249
2022	1	3,000
2021	1	2,970
2020	1	3,300

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.

3.3k2020: 3,300 fish
3.0k2021: 2,970 fish
3.0k2022: 3,000 fish
2.2k2023: 2,249 fish
2.8k2024: 2,790 fish
3.0k2025: 2,970 fish
2.8k2026: 2,820 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	20,099	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Clare 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 Clare County: Clam River, Newton 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.