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Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor

Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor in 2026 so far, 107,908 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 9, 2026.

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

Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
107,908
by the same date in 2025
115,375
in all of 2025
115,375
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 9, 202634,860Brown trout, avg 6.2 in
2026 · 107,908 fish on 3 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 9Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry11,620Ludington Car Ferry6.2 in
Apr 9Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry11,620Ludington Car Ferry6.2 in
Apr 9Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry11,620Ludington Car Ferry6.2 in
Apr 8Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry12,680Ludington Car Ferry6.4 in
Apr 8Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry12,680Ludington Car Ferry6.4 in
Apr 8Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry12,680Ludington Car Ferry6.4 in
Apr 1Lake trout35,008 fish · Site: Ludington Municipal Marina35,008Ludington Municipal Marina6 in
2025 · 115,375 fish on 4 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 13Brown trout1,600 fish · Ludington Car Ferry1,600Ludington Car Ferry7.7 in
Apr 22Lake trout35,141 fish · Ludington Harbor P.A.S.35,141Ludington Harbor P.A.S.6.6 in
Apr 11Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry13,366Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Apr 11Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry13,366Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Apr 11Brown trout11,804 fish · Ludington Car Ferry11,804Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Apr 10Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry13,366Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Apr 10Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry13,366Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Apr 10Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry13,366Ludington Car Ferry7 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
20263107,908
20254115,375
2024375,299
20233108,191
20224115,241
20215117,486
20205111,766
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. 112k2020: 111,766 fish
  2. 117k2021: 117,486 fish
  3. 115k2022: 115,241 fish
  4. 108k2023: 108,191 fish
  5. 75k2024: 75,299 fish
  6. 115k2025: 115,375 fish
  7. 108k2026: 107,908 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout539,42572%
Lake trout211,84128%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Mason 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 Mason County: Big Sable River, Big S Br Pere Marquette River, Pere Marquette River.

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