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Kalkaska County

Starvation Lake

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Starvation Lake in 2026 so far, 6,600 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 20, 2026.

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

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Starvation Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
6,600
by the same date in 2025
6,800
in all of 2025
6,800
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, Apr 20, 20266,600Rainbow trout, avg 7.4 in; Brown trout, avg 7.4 in
2026 · 6,600 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 20Rainbow trout3,500 fish · Starvation Lake P.A.S.3,500Starvation Lake P.A.S.7.4 in
Apr 20Brown trout3,100 fish · Starvation Lake P.A.S.3,100Starvation Lake P.A.S.7.4 in
2025 · 6,800 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 22Rainbow trout3,500 fish · Starvation Lake P.A.S.3,500Starvation Lake P.A.S.4.2 in
Apr 22Brown trout3,300 fish · Starvation Lake P.A.S.3,300Starvation Lake P.A.S.7.6 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202616,600
202516,800
202416,785
202316,215
202216,695
202126,650
202039,719
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. 9.7k2020: 9,719 fish
  2. 6.7k2021: 6,650 fish
  3. 6.7k2022: 6,695 fish
  4. 6.2k2023: 6,215 fish
  5. 6.8k2024: 6,785 fish
  6. 6.8k2025: 6,800 fish
  7. 6.6k2026: 6,600 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout26,78554%
Brown trout22,67946%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Kalkaska County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.8456, -84.9484: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 638755). 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 Kalkaska County: Manistee River, Bear 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.