Clear Lake
Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Clear Lake in 2026 so far, 8,249 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 17, 2026.
Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.
Clear Lake in numbers
- fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
- 8,249
- by the same date in 2025
- 7,500
- in all of 2025
- 7,500
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.
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | Splake8,249 fish · Site: Clear Lake State Park P.A.S. | 8,249 | Clear Lake State Park P.A.S. | 7.9 in |
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23 | Splake7,500 fish · Site: Clear Lake State Park P.A.S. | 7,500 | Clear Lake State Park P.A.S. | 7.8 in |
| Year | Stocking dates | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8,249 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,999 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7,432 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8,247 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7,498 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14,995 |
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.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Splake | 61,920 | 100% |
Map point 45.1248, -84.1802: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 623432). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.
Also in Montmorency County: Thunder Bay River, Avalon Lake, McCormick Lake.
Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.