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Where Michigan stocks rainbow trout

Michigan has stocked rainbow trout in 141 waters on our record (1,314 stockings, 14,065,834 fish). The latest went into Private Pond 35N03E33, 8 weeks ago (Jul 29, 2026). Most rainbow trout stockings come in April.

When rainbow trout are stocked in Michigan

Jan: 0 stocking daysJanFeb: 3 stocking days3FebMar: 23 stocking days23MarApr: 286 stocking days286AprMay: 151 stocking days151MayJun: 17 stocking days17JunJul: 5 stocking days5JulAug: 0 stocking daysAugSep: 0 stocking daysSepOct: 22 stocking days22OctNov: 3 stocking days3NovDec: 0 stocking daysDec
Rainbow trout stocking days in Michigan by month. This month is shown in blue.

Michigan waters stocked with rainbow trout

WaterCountyLast stockedStockingsFish
Private Pond 35N03E33pondPresque Isle CountyJul 29, 202621,000
St. Marys RiverstreamChippewa CountyJul 23, 20261648,198
Castle Rock PondpondMackinac CountyJun 13, 202664,600
Clinton RiverstreamOakland CountyJun 12, 202610226,322
Pendills CreekstreamChippewa CountyJun 4, 202661,800
Au Sable RiverstreamIosco CountyJun 1, 202678991,572
Chocolay RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 28, 2026871,570
East Branch Ontonagon RiverstreamHoughton CountyMay 28, 20268143,690
East Branch Whitefish RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 28, 2026670,100
Foch LakeslakeMontmorency CountyMay 27, 20262100
Wolverine LakelakeLuce CountyMay 27, 202661,852
Carp RiverstreamMackinac CountyMay 26, 2026655,994
Carp RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 26, 2026629,600
Cedar RiverstreamMenominee CountyMay 26, 20268101,494
Tamarack CreekstreamMontcalm CountyMay 21, 20261832,254
Brevoort RiverstreamMackinac CountyMay 20, 2026647,596
East Branch Huron RiverstreamBaraga CountyMay 20, 20268101,136
St. Marys River -Little RapidsstreamChippewa CountyMay 19, 2026676,598
Camp Eight LakelakeLuce CountyMay 18, 2026616,608
Falls RiverstreamBaraga CountyMay 18, 20266104,572
Muskegon RiverstreamNewaygo CountyMay 18, 2026781,149,644
Pratt LakelakeLuce CountyMay 18, 2026109,186
Two Hearted RiverstreamLuce CountyMay 18, 2026653,696
Cheboygan RiverstreamCheboygan CountyMay 13, 2026674,060
Manistee RiverstreamManistee CountyMay 13, 2026741,682,322
Thunder Bay RiverlakeAlpena CountyMay 12, 202612119,980
Banana LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 11, 202665,080
Bear (19) LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 11, 202645,194
Ford RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 11, 2026890,542
Menominee RiverstreamMenominee CountyMay 11, 2026420,400
Simpson LakelakeCrawford CountyMay 11, 202641,652
Sturgeon RiverstreamOtsego CountyMay 9, 202646,000
Churchill LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 8, 202641,640
Condon LakelakeNewaygo CountyMay 7, 202663,454
Days RiverstreamDelta CountyMay 7, 2026630,180
High Banks LakelakeChippewa CountyMay 7, 202669,740
Lake HuronlakePresque Isle CountyMay 7, 202652903,074
Tawas RiverstreamIosco CountyMay 7, 2026665,992
Coldwater RiverstreamBarry CountyMay 6, 20263024,780
Manistique RiverstreamSchoolcraft CountyMay 6, 202624210,842
Ackerman LakelakeAlger CountyMay 5, 202664,770
Beatons LakelakeGogebic CountyMay 5, 2026210,398
Emily LakelakeHoughton CountyMay 5, 2026210,400
Fortune PondpondIron CountyMay 5, 202666,198
Manistique Quarry LakelakeSchoolcraft CountyMay 5, 202661,586
Mirror LakelakeAlger CountyMay 5, 2026611,560
Bass Lake (West)lakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 2026619,598
Brocky LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 2026622,714
Dukes LakelakeChippewa CountyMay 4, 202689,258
Little Shag LakelakeMarquette CountyMay 4, 2026623,196
Black River (South Haven)streamVan Buren CountyMay 1, 202612124,244
Crater LakelakeOscoda CountyMay 1, 202641,598
Bridge LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 30, 2026860,920
Chippewa RiverstreamIsabella CountyApr 30, 2026679,568
North Twin LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 30, 20264980
Ocqueoc RiverstreamPresque Isle CountyApr 30, 202616240,920
South Hoist LakelakeAlcona CountyApr 30, 202641,200
Au Sable River - Mio to Alcona reachstreamAlcona CountyApr 29, 20261238,000
Big S Br Pere Marquette RiverstreamMason CountyApr 29, 2026664,830
North Branch Pentwater RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 2026622,022
Pentwater RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 2026622,624
Sand Lake #1 (Titus)lakeGrand Traverse CountyApr 29, 2026612,790
White RiverstreamOceana CountyApr 29, 20266145,896
Bear RiverstreamEmmet CountyApr 28, 2026630,996
Boyne RiverstreamCharlevoix CountyApr 28, 2026433,378
Fish CreekstreamMontcalm CountyApr 28, 2026631,596
Flat RiverstreamKent CountyApr 28, 2026831,528
Grand RiverstreamIonia CountyApr 28, 20268155,314
Red Cedar RiverstreamIngham CountyApr 28, 2026619,338
Center LakelakeOsceola CountyApr 27, 2026612,798
Little Sturgeon RiverstreamCheboygan CountyApr 25, 20261018,870
Sportsmen Club Rearing PondpondBerrien CountyApr 25, 20266137,542
Rogue RiverstreamKent CountyApr 24, 202618208,068
Crockery CreekstreamMuskegon CountyApr 23, 2026837,974
Lake GeorgelakeOgemaw CountyApr 23, 2026831,876
Rifle RiverstreamOgemaw CountyApr 23, 202624371,920
East Br Au Gres RiverstreamIosco CountyApr 22, 202618229,664
Jordan RiverstreamAntrim CountyApr 22, 2026867,796
Rabbit RiverstreamAllegan CountyApr 22, 2026684,872
Bear Den LakelakePresque Isle CountyApr 21, 2026613,728
Kneff LakelakeCrawford CountyApr 21, 202666,188
Shupac LakelakeCrawford CountyApr 21, 2026634,236
Twin LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 21, 2026868,234
Bear LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 20, 2026631,790
Platte RiverstreamBenzie CountyApr 20, 20266129,584
Starvation LakelakeKalkaska CountyApr 20, 2026621,370
Big Chub LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 2026631,788
Bright Lake (Alexander Lakes)lakeCrawford CountyApr 16, 202664,434
Crystal LakelakeBenzie CountyApr 16, 202618575,828
Heart LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 2026625,194
Loon LakelakeOscoda CountyApr 16, 2026612,712
Pickerel LakelakeOtsego CountyApr 16, 2026817,746
Higgins LakelakeRoscommon CountyApr 15, 202618246,296
Elk RiverstreamAntrim CountyApr 14, 2026644,600
Betsie RiverstreamBenzie CountyApr 13, 202610125,600
Boardman RiverstreamGrand Traverse CountyApr 13, 202612104,506
Huron RiverstreamOakland CountyApr 10, 202630313,580
Glen LakelakeLeelanau CountyApr 7, 202612264,782
Little Muskegon RiverstreamMecosta CountyApr 7, 20262641,270
Kalamazoo River (Saugatuck)streamAllegan CountyApr 3, 2026246,424
Cary LakelakeBranch CountyApr 1, 2026622,090
Little Paw Paw LakelakeKalamazoo CountyApr 1, 2026620,130
Marl LakelakeMontcalm CountyApr 1, 202666,196
Nevins LakelakeMontcalm CountyApr 1, 2026634,590
Paw Paw RiverstreamBerrien CountyApr 1, 202610214,514
Saint Joseph RiverstreamBerrien CountyApr 1, 2026341,125,158
Shafer LakelakeVan Buren CountyApr 1, 2026618,900
Birch LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 2026618,898
Farwell LakelakeJackson CountyMar 31, 2026656,688
Harwood LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 2026619,510
Hemlock LakelakeCass CountyMar 31, 2026614,128
Singer LakelakeBerrien CountyMar 31, 2026615,272
Swains LakelakeJackson CountyMar 31, 2026631,770
Belle RiverstreamSaint Clair CountyMar 30, 2026655,850
Mill CreekstreamSaint Clair CountyMar 27, 2026691,672
Galien RiverstreamBerrien CountyMar 26, 2026672,660
Spring Mill PondpondLivingston CountyMar 25, 2026162,450
Silver LakelakeCheboygan CountyOct 28, 2025249,992
Firesteel RiverstreamOntonagon CountyOct 22, 20254354,254
Anna RiverstreamAlger CountyOct 21, 20254218,528
Hiawatha Club PondpondMackinac CountyJun 9, 2025228,750
Millecoquins LakelakeMackinac CountyJun 9, 202522,000
Warner CreekstreamMarquette CountyJun 5, 202541,200
Lake Michigan - Green BaylakeMenominee CountyMay 12, 2025638,900
Kalamazoo RiverstreamAllegan CountyMay 6, 2025695,764
South Twin LakelakeOtsego CountyMay 1, 20252420
Bear LakelakeHillsdale CountyApr 29, 2025431,502
Bird LakelakeHillsdale CountyApr 29, 2025430,486
Deep LakelakeLenawee CountyApr 29, 202548,970
McCormick LakelakeMontmorency CountyApr 24, 202522,000
Grousehaven LakelakeOgemaw CountyApr 21, 2025276
South Manistique (Whitefish) LakelakeMackinac CountyFeb 12, 202545,000
Fence LakelakeBaraga CountyOct 28, 202443,900
Lake AngelinelakeMarquette CountyOct 24, 2024287,972
Thumb (Louise) LakelakeCharlevoix CountyOct 24, 2024277,790
Houghton CreekstreamOgemaw CountyJul 4, 20242400
Ogemaw CreekstreamOgemaw CountyMay 31, 20242800
Hasler CreekstreamCheboygan CountyMay 22, 20242400
Escanaba RiverstreamMarquette CountyMay 18, 202421,500
Club CreekstreamOtsego CountyMay 15, 202422,000
Lake SuperiorlakeGogebic CountyApr 24, 2024229,950

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