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Golden Lake

Michigan DNR logged 0 trout stocking dates at Golden Lake in 2026 so far, 0 fish in all. The latest was on May 15, 2025.

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

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Golden Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
0
by the same date in 2025
7,100
in all of 2025
7,100
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 15, 20257,100Splake, avg 7.9 in
2025 · 7,100 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 15Splake7,100 fish · Golden Lake7,100Golden Lake7.9 in
2024 · 180 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Nov 7Lake trout120 fish · Golden Lake120Golden Lake28.4 in
Nov 7Lake trout60 fish · Golden Lake60Golden Lake22.2 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202517,100
20241180
202327,253
20221150
202127,224
20201135
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. 1352020: 135 fish
  2. 7.2k2021: 7,224 fish
  3. 1502022: 150 fish
  4. 7.3k2023: 7,253 fish
  5. 1802024: 180 fish
  6. 7.1k2025: 7,100 fish
  7. –2026: 0 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Splake20,61794%
Lake trout1,4256%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Iron County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 46.1745, -88.8868: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1620036). 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 Iron County: Fortune Pond, Killdeer Lake, Lake Ellen, Lake Ottawa, Dead Mans Lake, Forest Lake, Madelyn Lake, Skyline Lake.

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