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Where Michigan stocks rainbow trout

Michigan has stocked rainbow trout in 208 waters on our record (2,296 stockings, 21,620,142 fish). The latest went into Escanaba River, 5 weeks ago (Oct 3, 2026). Most rainbow trout stockings come in April to May.

When rainbow trout are stocked in Michigan

JanFeb: 5 stocking days5FebMar: 89 stocking days89MarApr: 846 stocking days846AprMay: 617 stocking days617MayJun: 86 stocking days86JunJul: 30 stocking days30JulAug: 15 stocking days15AugSep: 7 stocking days7SepOct: 77 stocking days77OctNov: 20 stocking days20NovDec: 2 stocking days2Dec
Rainbow trout stocking days in Michigan by month. This month is shown in blue.

Michigan waters stocked with rainbow trout

WaterCountyLast stockedStockingsFish
Escanaba RiverstreamDelta CountyOct 3, 202673,838
Hiawatha Club PondpondMackinac CountyAug 24, 20263610,550
Private Pond 35N03E33pondPresque Isle CountyJul 29, 20261500
St. Marys RiverstreamChippewa CountyJul 23, 202629125,699
Cedar RiverstreamMenominee CountyJul 3, 202614139,306
Castle Rock PondpondMackinac CountyJun 13, 2026105,650
Clinton RiverstreamOakland CountyJun 12, 202620300,147
Warner CreekstreamMarquette CountyJun 11, 202661,800
Pendills CreekstreamChippewa CountyJun 4, 202682,813
Au Sable RiverstreamIosco CountyJun 1, 20261281,519,833
Chocolay RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 28, 2026547,782
East Branch Ontonagon RiverstreamHoughton CountyMay 28, 20269199,134
East Branch Whitefish RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 28, 2026897,128
Foch LakeslakeMontmorency CountyMay 27, 2026150
Wolverine LakelakeLuce CountyMay 27, 202692,955
Carp RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 26, 202616191,799
Carp RiverstreamMackinac CountyMay 26, 20261096,090
Tamarack CreekstreamMontcalm CountyMay 21, 20262956,891
Brevoort RiverstreamMackinac CountyMay 20, 2026865,046
East Branch Huron RiverstreamBaraga CountyMay 20, 202610135,557
St. Marys River -Little RapidsstreamChippewa CountyMay 19, 2026578,543
Camp Eight LakelakeLuce CountyMay 18, 20261126,195
Falls RiverstreamBaraga CountyMay 18, 202614329,075
Muskegon RiverstreamMecosta CountyMay 18, 20261321,759,313
Pratt LakelakeLuce CountyMay 18, 20261214,885
Two Hearted RiverstreamLuce CountyMay 18, 2026989,431
Cheboygan RiverstreamCheboygan CountyMay 13, 202613185,128
Manistee RiverstreamManistee CountyMay 13, 20261012,641,710
Thunder Bay RiverlakeMontmorency CountyMay 12, 202615183,910
Banana LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 11, 2026108,205
Bear (19) LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 11, 202679,195
Ford RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 11, 202615187,962
Menominee RiverstreamMenominee CountyMay 11, 2026210,200
Simpson LakelakeCrawford CountyMay 11, 20263926
Sturgeon RiverstreamOtsego CountyMay 9, 202623,000
Churchill LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 8, 202693,270
Condon LakelakeNewaygo CountyMay 7, 2026105,199
Days RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 7, 2026840,383
High Banks LakelakeChippewa CountyMay 7, 20261015,569
Lake HuronlakePresque Isle CountyMay 7, 2026821,259,173
Tawas RiverstreamIosco CountyMay 7, 20261087,805
Coldwater RiverstreamBarry CountyMay 6, 20264740,023
Manistique RiverstreamSchoolcraft CountyMay 6, 202630337,275
Ackerman LakelakeAlger CountyMay 5, 2026108,823
Beatons LakelakeGogebic CountyMay 5, 2026316,098
Emily LakelakeHoughton CountyMay 5, 2026313,263
Fortune PondpondIron CountyMay 5, 20261010,308
Manistique Quarry LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 5, 2026102,568
Mirror LakelakeAlger CountyMay 5, 20261118,441
Bass Lake (West)lakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 20261031,895
Brocky LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 20261036,647
Dukes LakelakeChippewa CountyMay 4, 20261715,203
Little Shag LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 20261037,295
Black River (South Haven)streamVan Buren CountyMay 1, 202613182,942
Crater LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 1, 202672,798
Bridge LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 30, 20261051,703
Chippewa RiverstreamIsabella CountyApr 30, 202610117,946
North Twin LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 30, 202651,228
Ocqueoc RiverstreamPresque Isle CountyApr 30, 202622257,957
South Hoist LakelakeAlcona CountyApr 30, 202682,337
Au Sable River - Mio to Alcona reachstreamAlcona CountyApr 29, 20261753,400
Big S Br Pere Marquette RiverstreamMason CountyApr 29, 2026997,086
North Branch Pentwater RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 2026829,788
Pentwater RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 2026933,916
Sand Lake #1 (Titus)lakeGrand Traverse CountyApr 29, 20261020,601
White RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 202612218,283
Bear RiverstreamEmmet CountyApr 28, 2026947,769
Boyne RiverstreamCharlevoix CountyApr 28, 2026867,779
Fish CreekstreamMontcalm CountyApr 28, 20261249,608
Flat RiverstreamKent CountyApr 28, 20261149,718
Grand RiverstreamIonia CountyApr 28, 202613221,143
Red Cedar RiverstreamIngham CountyApr 28, 2026925,877
Center LakelakeOsceola CountyApr 27, 20261120,849
Little Sturgeon RiverstreamCheboygan CountyApr 25, 20262223,985
Sportsmen Club Rearing PondpondBerrien CountyApr 25, 20266138,090
Rogue RiverstreamKent CountyApr 24, 202644406,003
Crockery CreekstreamMuskegon CountyApr 23, 20261354,698
Lake GeorgelakeOgemaw CountyApr 23, 2026938,789
Rifle RiverstreamOgemaw CountyApr 23, 202634542,349
East Br Au Gres RiverstreamIosco CountyApr 22, 202620274,076
Jordan RiverstreamAntrim CountyApr 22, 20261185,090
Rabbit RiverstreamAllegan CountyApr 22, 202611159,295
Bear Den LakelakePresque Isle CountyApr 21, 20261022,192
Kneff LakelakeCrawford CountyApr 21, 202699,204
Shupac LakelakeCrawford CountyApr 21, 20261250,430
Twin LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 21, 2026643,552
Bear LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 20, 20261263,872
Platte RiverstreamBenzie CountyApr 20, 202611184,081
Starvation LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 20, 20261242,753
Big Chub LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 20261051,282
Bright Lake (Alexander Lakes)lakeCrawford CountyApr 16, 2026107,620
Crystal LakelakeBenzie CountyApr 16, 202638747,517
Heart LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 20261041,386
Loon LakelakeOscoda CountyApr 16, 2026919,628
Pickerel LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 2026921,971
Higgins LakelakeRoscommon CountyApr 15, 202629336,449
Elk RiverstreamAntrim CountyApr 14, 2026859,569
Betsie RiverstreamBenzie CountyApr 13, 202616184,094
Boardman RiverstreamGrand Traverse CountyApr 13, 202613152,033
Huron RiverstreamOakland CountyApr 10, 202655540,382
Glen LakelakeLeelanau CountyApr 7, 202625517,190
Little Muskegon RiverstreamMecosta CountyApr 7, 20263965,972
Kalamazoo River (Saugatuck)streamAllegan CountyApr 3, 2026123,212
Cary LakelakeBranch CountyApr 1, 20261039,522
Little Paw Paw LakelakeKalamazoo CountyApr 1, 20261032,693
Marl LakelakeMontcalm CountyApr 1, 20261010,571
Nevins LakelakeMontcalm CountyApr 1, 20261155,988
Paw Paw RiverstreamVan Buren CountyApr 1, 202614196,442
Saint Joseph RiverstreamBerrien CountyApr 1, 2026501,705,901
Shafer LakelakeVan Buren CountyApr 1, 20261027,447
Birch LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 20261030,649
Farwell LakelakeJackson CountyMar 31, 2026982,447
Harwood LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 20261031,665
Hemlock LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 20261023,170
Singer LakelakeBerrien CountyMar 31, 20261024,864
Swains LakelakeJackson CountyMar 31, 20261051,852
Belle RiverstreamSaint Clair CountyMar 30, 2026875,452
Mill CreekstreamSaint Clair CountyMar 27, 20269117,670
Galien RiverstreamBerrien CountyMar 26, 202612109,527
Spring Mill PondpondLivingston CountyMar 25, 2026244,862
South Manistique (Whitefish) LakelakeMackinac CountyFeb 10, 202634,000
Silver LakelakeCheboygan CountyOct 28, 2025740,401
Firesteel RiverstreamOntonagon CountyOct 22, 20254209,620
Anna RiverstreamAlger CountyOct 21, 20259415,750
Millecoquins LakelakeMackinac CountyJun 9, 202521,025
Lake Michigan - Green BaylakeMenominee CountyMay 12, 2025860,581
Kalamazoo RiverstreamAllegan CountyMay 6, 202515186,958
South Twin LakelakeOtsego CountyMay 1, 202551,050
Bear LakelakeHillsdale CountyApr 29, 2025864,374
Bird LakelakeHillsdale CountyApr 29, 2025865,050
Deep LakelakeLenawee CountyApr 29, 2025716,926
McCormick LakelakeMontmorency CountyApr 24, 202555,156
Grousehaven LakelakeOgemaw CountyApr 21, 2025138
Fence LakelakeBaraga CountyOct 28, 2024109,780
Lake AngelinelakeMarquette CountyOct 24, 20246125,894
Thumb (Louise) LakelakeCharlevoix CountyOct 24, 2024379,412
Houghton CreekstreamOgemaw CountyJul 4, 202451,050
Ogemaw CreekstreamOgemaw CountyMay 31, 202471,430
Hasler CreekstreamCheboygan CountyMay 22, 20244700
Club CreekstreamOtsego CountyMay 15, 202489,200
Lake SuperiorlakeAlger CountyApr 24, 2024896,302
Lake OgemawlakeOgemaw CountyJun 2, 20231200
Durkee LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 8, 202371,601
Prairie CreekstreamIonia CountyApr 24, 2023633,892
Big Clinton LakelakeClinton CountyNov 23, 20222500
Maceday LakelakeOakland CountyMay 9, 2022552,799
Reid LakelakeAlcona CountyMay 4, 202253,184
West Lost LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 26, 20223629
Pigeon RiverstreamHuron CountyApr 20, 2022531,523
Pinnebog RiverstreamHuron CountyApr 19, 2022466,066
Bush LakelakeMarquette CountyNov 9, 20211111,000
Howes LakelakeCrawford CountyOct 27, 202121,636
Allans Lake (LaFarge Quarry)lakePresque Isle CountyJun 1, 20211300
Dollar LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 17, 20211200
Tote Road LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 17, 20211200
West Branch Tittabawassee RiverstreamRoscommon CountyApr 22, 20217890
Half Moon LakelakeMuskegon CountyApr 8, 2021539,532
Rainy LakelakePresque Isle CountyNov 1, 20202490
Upper River RougestreamWayne CountyOct 17, 2020125
Hoister LakelakeGladwin CountyApr 27, 202031,850
Twin LakeslakeLake CountyApr 24, 20202797
Lake BillingslakeWexford CountyApr 22, 202091,426
Pere Marquette RiverstreamLake CountyApr 1, 202013,800
Slagle CreekstreamWexford CountyAug 17, 2019145,884
Boyne River ImpoundmentlakeCharlevoix CountyJun 20, 20191500
Elk River BypassstreamAntrim CountyJun 8, 201921,000
McGinn CreekstreamAlcona CountyMay 31, 20191100
Howe LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 22, 20193600
Lake AnnlakeMarquette CountyMay 22, 20193500
Trout LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 22, 20193750
Danaher CreekstreamLake CountyMay 17, 201963,018
Little Brocky LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 15, 20192428
Yellow Dog RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 14, 2019712,800
Gull LakelakeKalamazoo CountyMay 10, 2019331,955
Big Trout LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 9, 201932,100
Deer LakelakeAlger CountyMay 9, 2019314,999
Allen LakelakeLenawee CountyMay 3, 2019310,856
Rapid RiverstreamKalkaska CountyMay 3, 20193600
Appleton LakelakeLivingston CountyMay 1, 201938,423
Northport CreekstreamLeelanau CountyApr 26, 201931,002
Rose Lake OutletlakeOsceola CountyApr 26, 20192350
Whitney DrainstreamArenac CountyApr 25, 2019391,212
Lime LakelakeKent CountyApr 18, 2019311,817
Deer LakelakeOakland CountyApr 6, 20191300
Lake LavinelakeBranch CountyApr 2, 2019314,050
Harmon LakelakeTuscola CountyFeb 7, 2019110
Little Long LakelakeClare CountyOct 30, 201832,756
Guernsey LakelakeKalkaska CountyOct 29, 201828,099
South Branch Au Sable RiverstreamCrawford CountyAug 1, 2018140
Storey LakelakeOtsego CountyAug 1, 20181100
West Branch Rifle RiverstreamOgemaw CountyJun 8, 20181310
Lake On ThreelakeHoughton CountyMay 23, 201822,869
Lake RolandlakeHoughton CountyMay 23, 2018213,734
Perch LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 14, 201822,200
Squaw LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 14, 2018214,997
Caspian PondpondIron CountyMay 10, 201821,190
Long LakelakeIron CountyMay 10, 201824,396
Blue LakelakeGladwin CountyMay 7, 20181325
Green LakelakeAntrim CountyApr 30, 201824,396
Elk LakelakeGrand Traverse CountyMar 28, 201817,700
Sundstrom (Hoist) Lake (Dead R Basin)lakeMarquette CountyNov 8, 2017149,970
Au Gres RiverstreamArenac CountyOct 17, 20171100
Lake MedoralakeKeweenaw CountyOct 12, 2017243,641
Lake Michigan - Grand Traverse Bay-West ArmlakeGrand Traverse CountyJun 17, 20171750
Morissy CreekstreamMissaukee CountyJun 10, 2017145
Lake MichiganlakeLeelanau CountyJun 9, 2017211,035
Grass CreekstreamAntrim CountyMay 19, 20171100
Trout Creek PondpondPresque Isle CountyApr 19, 201711,200

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