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Prairie Creek

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Prairie Creek in 2026 so far, 8,160 fish in all. The latest was on May 6, 2026.

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

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Prairie Creek in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
8,160
by the same date in 2025
9,600
in all of 2025
9,600
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 6, 20268,160Brown trout, avg 5.1 in
2026 · 8,160 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 6Brown trout2,100 fish · Nickle Plate Rd.2,100Nickle Plate Rd.5.1 in
May 6Brown trout2,100 fish · Welch Rd.2,100Welch Rd.5.1 in
May 6Brown trout990 fish · Van Vleck Rd.990Van Vleck Rd.5.1 in
May 6Brown trout990 fish · Borden Rd.990Borden Rd.5.1 in
May 6Brown trout990 fish · Charles Rd.990Charles Rd.5.1 in
May 6Brown trout990 fish · Westbrook Rd.990Westbrook Rd.5.1 in
2025 · 9,600 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 8Brown trout2,200 fish · Van Vleck Rd.2,200Van Vleck Rd.5.9 in
May 8Brown trout2,200 fish · Nickle Plate Rd.2,200Nickle Plate Rd.5.9 in
May 8Brown trout2,200 fish · Welch Rd.2,200Welch Rd.5.9 in
May 8Brown trout1,000 fish · Borden Rd.1,000Borden Rd.5.9 in
May 8Brown trout1,000 fish · Charles Rd.1,000Charles Rd.5.9 in
May 8Brown trout1,000 fish · Westbrook Rd.1,000Westbrook Rd.5.9 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202618,160
202519,600
202428,109
2023212,165
2022213,227
202118,400
2020213,800
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. 14k2020: 13,800 fish
  2. 8.4k2021: 8,400 fish
  3. 13k2022: 13,227 fish
  4. 12k2023: 12,165 fish
  5. 8.1k2024: 8,109 fish
  6. 9.6k2025: 9,600 fish
  7. 8.2k2026: 8,160 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout57,25278%
Rainbow trout16,20922%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Ionia 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 Ionia County: Grand River, Duck Creek, Bellamy Creek, Fish Creek, Lake Creek.

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