Thunder Bay River

Name: Trout stocking records: Thunder Bay River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Thunder Bay River in 2026 so far, 6,500 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 30, 2026.

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

Thunder Bay River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 6,500
by the same date in 2025: 6,700
in all of 2025: 6,700

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 30, 20266,500Brown trout, avg 4.1 in

2026 · 6,500 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 30	Brown trout1,900 fish · Site: McMurphy Road (Eichorn Bridge)	1,900	McMurphy Road (Eichorn Bridge)	4.1 in
Apr 30	Brown trout1,900 fish · Hall Road	1,900	Hall Road	4.1 in
Apr 30	Brown trout1,400 fish · M33 Highway	1,400	M33 Highway	4.1 in
Apr 30	Brown trout1,300 fish · Atlanta Dam Downstream	1,300	Atlanta Dam Downstream	4.1 in

2025 · 6,700 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 28	Brown trout2,000 fish · Hall Road	2,000	Hall Road	4.8 in
Apr 28	Brown trout2,000 fish · Site: McMurphy Road (Eichorn Bridge)	2,000	McMurphy Road (Eichorn Bridge)	4.8 in
Apr 28	Brown trout1,400 fish · M33 Highway	1,400	M33 Highway	4.8 in
Apr 28	Brown trout1,300 fish · Atlanta Dam Downstream	1,300	Atlanta Dam Downstream	4.8 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	6,500
2025	1	6,700
2024	1	6,500
2023	1	6,192
2022	1	6,880
2021	1	6,700
2020	1	6,598

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.

6.6k2020: 6,598 fish
6.7k2021: 6,700 fish
6.9k2022: 6,880 fish
6.2k2023: 6,192 fish
6.5k2024: 6,500 fish
6.7k2025: 6,700 fish
6.5k2026: 6,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	46,070	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Montmorency 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 Montmorency County: Avalon Lake, McCormick Lake, Clear Lake.

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.