Torch Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: Torch Lake, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Torch Lake in 2026 so far, 25,494 fish in all. The latest was on May 12, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Torch Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 25,494
by the same date in 2025: 35,175
in all of 2025: 35,175

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 12, 202625,494Atlantic salmon, avg 7.1 in

2026 · 25,494 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 12	Atlantic salmon12,750 fish · Torch Lake Village	12,750	Torch Lake Village	7.1 in
May 12	Atlantic salmon12,744 fish · Alden	12,744	Alden	7.1 in

2025 · 35,175 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 30	Atlantic salmon17,676 fish · Torch Lake Village	17,676	Torch Lake Village	6.7 in
Apr 30	Atlantic salmon7,710 fish · Alden	7,710	Alden	7.3 in
Apr 30	Atlantic salmon7,049 fish · Alden	7,049	Alden	6.9 in
Apr 30	Atlantic salmon2,740 fish · Alden	2,740	Alden	7 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	25,494
2025	1	35,175
2024	2	17,198
2022	2	64,715
2020	1	32,126

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.

32k2020: 32,126 fish
–2021: 0 fish
65k2022: 64,715 fish
–2023: 0 fish
17k2024: 17,198 fish
35k2025: 35,175 fish
25k2026: 25,494 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Atlantic salmon	174,708	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Antrim County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.9675, -85.3113: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1614970). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Antrim County: Lake Michigan - Grand Traverse Bay, Elk River, Jordan River, Lake Michigan, Grid 0816.

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.