Little Muskegon River

Name: Trout stocking records: Little Muskegon River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Little Muskegon River in 2026 so far, 9,100 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 7, 2026.

Michigan DNR data pulled Nov 6, 2026. Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.

Little Muskegon River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 9,100
by the same date in 2025: 9,350
in all of 2025: 9,350

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 7, 20269,100Rainbow trout, avg 7.6 in; Brown trout, avg 7.6 in

2026 · 9,100 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 7	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Little Muskegon River	1,800	Little Muskegon River	7.6 in
Apr 7	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Little Muskegon River	1,800	Little Muskegon River	7.6 in
Apr 7	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Site: Little Muskegon River Rustford PAS	1,800	Little Muskegon River Rustford PAS	7.6 in
Apr 7	Rainbow trout1,300 fish · 9-Mile Rd.	1,300	9-Mile Rd.	7.6 in
Apr 7	Brown trout1,200 fish · Mecosta	1,200	Mecosta	7.6 in
Apr 7	Brown trout1,200 fish · 9-Mile Rd.	1,200	9-Mile Rd.	7.6 in

2025 · 9,350 fish on 2 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 20	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Little Muskegon River	1,800	Little Muskegon River	7 in
May 20	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Site: Little Muskegon River Rustford PAS	1,800	Little Muskegon River Rustford PAS	7 in
May 20	Rainbow trout1,300 fish · 9-Mile Rd.	1,300	9-Mile Rd.	7 in
May 20	Brown trout1,200 fish · Mecosta	1,200	Mecosta	6.9 in
May 20	Brown trout1,200 fish · 9-Mile Rd.	1,200	9-Mile Rd.	6.9 in
May 20	Rainbow trout250 fish · Little Muskegon River	250	Little Muskegon River	7 in
Apr 14	Rainbow trout1,800 fish · Little Muskegon River	1,800	Little Muskegon River	7.6 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	9,100
2025	2	9,350
2024	2	9,385
2023	2	8,244
2022	2	8,600
2021	2	8,750
2020	2	8,392

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.

8.4k2020: 8,392 fish
8.8k2021: 8,750 fish
8.6k2022: 8,600 fish
8.2k2023: 8,244 fish
9.4k2024: 9,385 fish
9.3k2025: 9,350 fish
9.1k2026: 9,100 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	45,327	73%
Brown trout	16,494	27%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Mecosta 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 Mecosta County: Muskegon River.

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.