Missaukee County

Manistee River

Name: Trout stocking records: Manistee River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Manistee River in 2026 so far, 16,500 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 9, 2026.

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

Manistee River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 16,500
by the same date in 2025: 17,100
in all of 2025: 17,100

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, 202616,500Brown trout, avg 7.4 in; Rainbow trout, avg 7.7 in

2026 · 16,500 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 9	Brown trout7,300 fish · County Park	7,300	County Park	7.4 in
Apr 9	Rainbow trout5,200 fish · County Park	5,200	County Park	7.7 in
Apr 9	Brown trout4,000 fish · County Park	4,000	County Park	7.4 in

2025 · 17,100 fish on 2 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 17	Rainbow trout5,200 fish · County Park	5,200	County Park	8 in
Mar 19	Brown trout11,900 fish · County Park	11,900	County Park	7.2 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	16,500
2025	2	17,100
2024	3	26,203
2023	2	15,600
2022	1	15,399
2020	1	15,300

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.

15k2020: 15,300 fish
–2021: 0 fish
15k2022: 15,399 fish
16k2023: 15,600 fish
26k2024: 26,203 fish
17k2025: 17,100 fish
16k2026: 16,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	70,103	66%
Rainbow trout	35,999	34%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking Recently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Stocked waters in nearby counties

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.