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Kalkaska County

Manistee River

Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Manistee River in 2026 so far, 32,564 fish in all. The latest was on Sep 26, 2026.

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

Manistee River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
32,564
by the same date in 2025
27,978
in all of 2025
27,978
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, Sep 26, 202610,874Brown trout, avg 4.6 in
2026 · 32,564 fish on 3 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Sep 26Brown trout10,874 fish · Rainbow Jims10,874Rainbow Jims4.6 in
Apr 27Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Dnr Forest Campground5,200Dnr Forest Campground7.7 in
Apr 9Brown trout11,295 fish · Rainbow Jims11,295Rainbow Jims7.4 in
Apr 9Rainbow trout5,195 fish · Rainbow Jims5,195Rainbow Jims7.7 in
2025 · 27,978 fish on 3 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Sep 27Brown trout5,678 fish · Rainbow Jims5,678Rainbow Jims4.3 in
Apr 17Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Dnr Forest Campground5,200Dnr Forest Campground8 in
Apr 16Brown trout9,000 fish · Rainbow Jims9,000Rainbow Jims7.8 in
Apr 16Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Rainbow Jims5,200Rainbow Jims7.9 in
Apr 16Brown trout2,900 fish · Rainbow Jims2,900Rainbow Jims7.8 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026332,564
2025327,978
2024331,703
2023320,387
2022114,890
2021118,500
2020115,300
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. 15k2020: 15,300 fish
  2. 18k2021: 18,500 fish
  3. 15k2022: 14,890 fish
  4. 20k2023: 20,387 fish
  5. 32k2024: 31,703 fish
  6. 28k2025: 27,978 fish
  7. 33k2026: 32,564 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout104,62965%
Rainbow trout56,69335%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County: Bear Lake, Starvation Lake, Twin Lake, Blue Lake, North Blue Lake, Guernsey Lake.

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