Heart Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: Heart Lake, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Heart Lake in 2026 so far, 4,100 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

Heart Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 4,100
by the same date in 2025: 4,098
in all of 2025: 4,098

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, 20264,100Rainbow trout, avg 7.4 in

2026 · 4,100 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 16	Rainbow trout4,100 fish · Heart Lake	4,100	Heart Lake	7.4 in

2025 · 4,098 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 22	Rainbow trout4,098 fish · Heart Lake	4,098	Heart Lake	8.2 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	4,100
2025	1	4,098
2024	1	4,399
2023	1	3,800
2022	1	3,990
2021	1	4,000
2020	1	3,900

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.

3.9k2020: 3,900 fish
4.0k2021: 4,000 fish
4.0k2022: 3,990 fish
3.8k2023: 3,800 fish
4.4k2024: 4,399 fish
4.1k2025: 4,098 fish
4.1k2026: 4,100 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	28,287	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Otsego County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.8924, -84.6928: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 628034). 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, Big Chub 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.