Big Chub Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: Big Chub Lake, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Big Chub Lake in 2026 so far, 5,200 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 16, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Big Chub Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 5,200
by the same date in 2025: 5,194
in all of 2025: 5,194

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 16, 20265,200Rainbow trout, avg 7.4 in

2026 · 5,200 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 16	Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Chub Lake Road	5,200	Chub Lake Road	7.4 in

2025 · 5,194 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 22	Rainbow trout5,194 fish · Chub Lake Road	5,194	Chub Lake Road	8.2 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	5,200
2025	1	5,194
2024	1	5,500
2023	1	4,798
2022	1	4,997
2021	1	4,399
2020	1	4,800

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.

4.8k2020: 4,800 fish
4.4k2021: 4,399 fish
5.0k2022: 4,997 fish
4.8k2023: 4,798 fish
5.5k2024: 5,500 fish
5.2k2025: 5,194 fish
5.2k2026: 5,200 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	34,888	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Otsego County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.9022, -84.6332: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 621301). 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 Otsego County: Bridge Lake, Heart Lake, Lost Lake, North Twin Lake, Pickerel Lake, Section Four Lake, South Twin Lake, West Lost 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.