Lake Michigan

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

Michigan DNR logged 0 trout stocking dates at Lake Michigan in 2026 so far, 0 fish in all. The latest was on Oct 25, 2024.

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

Lake Michigan in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 0
by the same date in 2025: 0
in all of 2025: 0

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 2022. 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, Oct 25, 20247,200Brown trout, avg 5.9 in

2024 · 7,200 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Oct 25	Brown trout7,200 fish · L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	7,200	L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	5.9 in

2023 · 53,300 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Oct 29	Brown trout2,000 fish · L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	2,000	L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	9.5 in
Oct 27	Brown trout2,000 fish · L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	2,000	L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	9.5 in
Oct 25	Brown trout2,000 fish · L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	2,000	L B Denoc-Farmers Dock	9.5 in
May 11	Coho salmon47,300 fish · L B Denoc-Esc. River Pas	47,300	L B Denoc-Esc. River Pas	5.7 in

Every year since 2022
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2024	1	7,200
2023	4	53,300
2022	2	6,000

2022 – 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.

6.0k2022: 6,000 fish
53k2023: 53,300 fish
7.2k2024: 7,200 fish
–2025: 0 fish
–2026: 0 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2022
Species	Fish	Share
Coho salmon	47,300	71%
Brown trout	19,200	29%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Delta 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 Delta County: Escanaba River, Haymeadow Creek, Sturgeon River, Days River, West Branch Whitefish River, Ford River, East Branch Whitefish River, Spring 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.