Lake Michigan

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

Michigan DNR logged 4 trout stocking dates at Lake Michigan in 2026 so far, 205,780 fish in all. The latest was on May 7, 2026.

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: 205,780
by the same date in 2025: 209,056
in all of 2025: 209,056

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 7, 2026100,422Lake trout, avg 5.8 in; Lake trout, avg 6.1 in

2026 · 205,780 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 7	Lake trout66,833 fish · Site: Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	66,833	Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	5.8 in
May 7	Lake trout33,589 fish · Site: Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	33,589	Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	6.1 in
May 2	Lake trout49,872 fish · Lees Reef-G0815	49,872	Lees Reef-G0815	6.2 in
Apr 13	Brown trout9,400 fish · Glen Arbor	9,400	Glen Arbor	7.3 in
Apr 13	Brown trout9,397 fish · Glen Arbor	9,397	Glen Arbor	7.3 in
Apr 6	Brown trout18,690 fish · Empire	18,690	Empire	7.6 in
Apr 6	Brown trout9,000 fish · Empire	9,000	Empire	7.7 in
Apr 6	Brown trout8,999 fish · Empire	8,999	Empire	7.6 in

2025 · 209,056 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Jun 1	Lake trout100,052 fish · Site: Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	100,052	Good Harbor Bay Reef-G0814	6.4 in
May 29	Lake trout49,612 fish · Lees Reef-G0815	49,612	Lees Reef-G0815	6.5 in
Apr 9	Brown trout9,998 fish · Glen Arbor	9,998	Glen Arbor	7.6 in
Apr 9	Brown trout9,798 fish · Glen Arbor	9,798	Glen Arbor	7.6 in
Apr 7	Brown trout19,996 fish · Empire	19,996	Empire	7.6 in
Apr 7	Brown trout10,000 fish · Empire	10,000	Empire	7.6 in
Apr 7	Brown trout9,600 fish · Empire	9,600	Empire	7.6 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	4	205,780
2025	4	209,056
2024	5	205,888
2023	4	168,673
2022	4	208,874
2021	2	120,129
2020	1	20,667

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.

21k2020: 20,667 fish
120k2021: 120,129 fish
209k2022: 208,874 fish
169k2023: 168,673 fish
206k2024: 205,888 fish
209k2025: 209,056 fish
206k2026: 205,780 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Lake trout	849,739	75%
Brown trout	289,328	25%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Leelanau 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 Leelanau County: Glen Lake, Lake Michigan - Grand Traverse Bay, North Lake Leelanau.

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.