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Manistee County

Little Manistee River

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Little Manistee River in 2026 so far, 275,763 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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Little Manistee River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
275,763
by the same date in 2025
249,433
in all of 2025
249,433
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, 2026275,763Chinook salmon, avg 3.7 in
2026 · 275,763 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 6Chinook salmon158,645 fish · Little Manistee Weir158,645Little Manistee Weir3.7 in
May 6Chinook salmon117,118 fish · Little Manistee Weir117,118Little Manistee Weir3.7 in
2025 · 249,433 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 15Chinook salmon89,852 fish · Little Manistee Weir89,852Little Manistee Weir4 in
May 15Chinook salmon89,465 fish · Little Manistee Weir89,465Little Manistee Weir3.9 in
May 15Chinook salmon70,116 fish · Little Manistee Weir70,116Little Manistee Weir4.1 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
20261275,763
20251249,433
20241274,887
20232270,906
20221290,289
20211227,896
20201228,246
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. 228k2020: 228,246 fish
  2. 228k2021: 227,896 fish
  3. 290k2022: 290,289 fish
  4. 271k2023: 270,906 fish
  5. 275k2024: 274,887 fish
  6. 249k2025: 249,433 fish
  7. 276k2026: 275,763 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Chinook salmon1,817,420100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Manistee 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 Manistee County: Manistee River, Betsie River.

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