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Otsego County

Pickerel Lake

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Pickerel Lake in 2026 so far, 2,600 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 16, 2026.

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

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Pickerel Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
2,600
by the same date in 2025
2,600
in all of 2025
2,600
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, 20262,600Rainbow trout, avg 7.4 in
2026 · 2,600 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 16Rainbow trout2,600 fish · Pickeral Lake2,600Pickeral Lake7.4 in
2025 · 2,600 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 30Rainbow trout2,600 fish · Pickeral Lake2,600Pickeral Lake7.7 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202612,600
202512,600
202412,750
20231923
202112,500
202012,400
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.

  1. 2.4k2020: 2,400 fish
  2. 2.5k2021: 2,500 fish
  3. –2022: 0 fish
  4. 9232023: 923 fish
  5. 2.8k2024: 2,750 fish
  6. 2.6k2025: 2,600 fish
  7. 2.6k2026: 2,600 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout13,773100%

Open on a map

Map point 45.1765, -84.5223: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 634792). 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, Heart Lake, Lost Lake, North Twin Lake, Section Four Lake, South Twin Lake, West Lost Lake.

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.