Wexford County

Manistee River

Name: Trout stocking records: Manistee River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Manistee River in 2026 so far, 33,758 fish in all. The latest was on Sep 26, 2026.

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

Manistee River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 33,758
by the same date in 2025: 32,096
in all of 2025: 32,096

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, Sep 26, 202614,558Brown trout, avg 4.6 in

2026 · 33,758 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Sep 26	Brown trout14,558 fish · Us 131	14,558	Us 131	4.6 in
Apr 27	Brown trout6,600 fish · Baxter Bridge	6,600	Baxter Bridge	7.4 in
Apr 27	Brown trout6,600 fish · Harvey Bridge	6,600	Harvey Bridge	7.5 in
Apr 7	Brown trout6,000 fish · Us 131	6,000	Us 131	7.6 in

2025 · 32,096 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Sep 27	Brown trout11,335 fish · Us 131	11,335	Us 131	4.3 in
Apr 24	Brown trout6,900 fish · Harvey Bridge	6,900	Harvey Bridge	7.6 in
Apr 17	Brown trout6,961 fish · Baxter Bridge	6,961	Baxter Bridge	7.6 in
Apr 14	Brown trout6,900 fish · Us 131	6,900	Us 131	7.4 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	3	33,758
2025	4	32,096
2024	3	29,004
2023	2	18,895
2022	2	21,000
2021	2	20,700
2020	3	52,710

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.

53k2020: 52,710 fish
21k2021: 20,700 fish
21k2022: 21,000 fish
19k2023: 18,895 fish
29k2024: 29,004 fish
32k2025: 32,096 fish
34k2026: 33,758 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	177,563	85%
Rainbow trout	30,600	15%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking Recently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Stocked waters in nearby counties

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.