Indian River (Above Indian Lake)

Name: Trout stocking records: Indian River (Above Indian Lake), Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Indian River (Above Indian Lake) in 2026 so far, 2,699 fish in all. The latest was on May 11, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Indian River (Above Indian Lake) in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 2,699
by the same date in 2025: 4,499
in all of 2025: 4,499

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, May 11, 20262,699Brown trout, avg 4.6 in

2026 · 2,699 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 11	Brown trout1,499 fish · Steuben	1,499	Steuben	4.6 in
May 11	Brown trout1,200 fish · Camp 5 Bridge	1,200	Camp 5 Bridge	4.6 in

2025 · 4,499 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 8	Brown trout1,600 fish · Site: Peanut Lk. area USFS Canoe Launch	1,600	Peanut Lk. area USFS Canoe Launch	4.6 in
May 8	Brown trout1,599 fish · Steuben	1,599	Steuben	4.6 in
May 8	Brown trout1,300 fish · Camp 5 Bridge	1,300	Camp 5 Bridge	4.6 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	2,699
2025	1	4,499
2024	1	4,191
2023	1	4,978
2022	1	4,497
2021	1	4,496
2020	1	4,200

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.

4.2k2020: 4,200 fish
4.5k2021: 4,496 fish
4.5k2022: 4,497 fish
5.0k2023: 4,978 fish
4.2k2024: 4,191 fish
4.5k2025: 4,499 fish
2.7k2026: 2,699 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	29,560	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County: Manistique River, Driggs River, North Branch Stutts Creek, Manistique Quarry Lake, Banana Lake, Lost Lake, Middle Branch Stutts Creek, Neds 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.