When was Ford Lake last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was May 1, 2025 (brown trout, 399 fish), according to Michigan agency reports.

What kind of trout are stocked in Ford Lake?

Brown trout (4 stockings, 1,538 fish).

Ford Lake trout stocking

Otsego County, Michigan · lake

Ford Lake was last stocked 17 months ago (May 1, 2025). We have 4 stockings on record since Apr 17, 2024. Species stocked: brown trout.

Last stocked

17 months ago

May 1, 2025

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

0 stockings

On record

4 stockings

since Apr 17, 2024

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: PIGEON RIVER NEAR VANDERBILT, MI (3 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow: 75 cfs; about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height: 2.23 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 75 cfs on Sep 24.

Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Ford Lake

Tonight
44°F
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
wind 0 mph
Friday
71°F
Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny
wind 0 mph
Friday Night
42°F
Areas Of Fog
wind 0 to 5 mph
Saturday
72°F
Areas Of Fog then Sunny
wind 0 to 5 mph
Saturday Night
42°F
Clear
wind 0 to 5 mph
Sunday
72°F
Sunny
wind 0 to 5 mph

Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.

When is Ford Lake stocked?

Stockings are spread across the year.

By month, all years

Stockings of Ford Lake by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025					1
2024				1

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking	Typical size
Brown trout	4	1,538	385	7.6 in

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish
May 1, 2025	Brown trout	399
May 1, 2025	Brown trout	399
Apr 17, 2024	Brown trout	370
Apr 17, 2024	Brown trout	370

From Michigan fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go.

Where is Ford Lake?

Otsego County, Michigan. Approximate: the marker is the USGS place-name point for this water, not an agency location.

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Stocked waters near Ford Lake

Section Four Lakelake · 1 mistocked Apr 27, 2026
South Twin Lakelake · 2 mistocked Apr 30, 2026
North Twin Lakelake · 2 mistocked Apr 30, 2026
West Lost Lakelake · 2 mistocked Apr 30, 2026
Lost Lakelake · 2 mistocked Apr 27, 2026
Hemlock Lakelake · 3 mistocked Apr 27, 2026
Pickerel Lakelake · 3 mistocked Apr 16, 2026
Foch Lakeslake · 7 mistocked May 27, 2026

All stocked waters in Otsego County Stocked this week in Michigan

Questions about Ford Lake

When was Ford Lake last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was May 1, 2025 (brown trout, 399 fish), according to Michigan agency reports.
What kind of trout are stocked in Ford Lake?: Brown trout (4 stockings, 1,538 fish).