Roscommon County

Higgins Lake

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

Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Higgins Lake in 2026 so far, 80,753 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.

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Higgins Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 80,753
by the same date in 2025: 125,448
in all of 2025: 125,448

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, 202613,579Brown trout, avg 7.4 in

2026 · 80,753 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 16	Brown trout6,790 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	6,790	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.4 in
Apr 16	Brown trout6,789 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	6,789	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.4 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout11,620 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	11,620	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.7 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout11,620 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	11,620	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.7 in
Apr 15	Brown trout9,921 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	9,921	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.2 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout2,559 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	2,559	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.7 in
Apr 14	Lake trout31,454 fish · Site: Higgins Lake West Road ending	31,454	Higgins Lake West Road ending	5.6 in

2025 · 125,448 fish on 5 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Oct 30	Rainbow trout25,532 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	25,532	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	5.1 in
Oct 30	Rainbow trout9,834 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	9,834	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	5.1 in
May 19	Rainbow trout8,588 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	8,588	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	8.5 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout21,897 fish · Site: Higgins Lake West Road ending	21,897	Higgins Lake West Road ending	7.6 in
Apr 14	Brown trout20,798 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	20,798	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.7 in
Apr 14	Brown trout4,000 fish · Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	4,000	Higgins Lake_West P.A.S.	7.4 in
Apr 14	Rainbow trout4,000 fish · Site: Higgins Lake West Road ending	4,000	Higgins Lake West Road ending	7.6 in
Apr 8	Lake trout30,799 fish · Site: Higgins Lake West Road ending	30,799	Higgins Lake West Road ending	5.6 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	3	80,753
2025	5	125,448
2024	3	70,423
2023	2	49,691
2022	4	178,155
2021	3	92,005
2020	4	87,491

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.

87k2020: 87,491 fish
92k2021: 92,005 fish
178k2022: 178,155 fish
50k2023: 49,691 fish
70k2024: 70,423 fish
125k2025: 125,448 fish
81k2026: 80,753 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Lake trout	351,524	51%
Rainbow trout	183,582	27%
Brown trout	148,860	22%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking Recently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.4743, -84.7227: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 628219). 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.

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.