Betsie River

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

Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Betsie River in 2026 so far, 79,484 fish in all. The latest was on May 14, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Betsie River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 79,484
by the same date in 2025: 77,393
in all of 2025: 77,393

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 14, 202611,998Brown trout, avg 4.4 in

2026 · 79,484 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 14	Brown trout4,000 fish · Black Bridge	4,000	Black Bridge	4.4 in
May 14	Brown trout4,000 fish · M-115	4,000	M-115	4.4 in
May 14	Brown trout3,998 fish · Red Bridge	3,998	Red Bridge	4.4 in
Apr 13	Rainbow trout20,500 fish · Black Bridge	20,500	Black Bridge	7.9 in
Apr 1	Brown trout25,990 fish · Coast Guard Station	25,990	Coast Guard Station	7.7 in
Apr 1	Brown trout10,500 fish · Coast Guard Station	10,500	Coast Guard Station	7.7 in
Apr 1	Brown trout10,496 fish · Coast Guard Station	10,496	Coast Guard Station	7.7 in

2025 · 77,393 fish on 4 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 13	Brown trout2,500 fish · Red Bridge	2,500	Red Bridge	5.9 in
May 13	Brown trout2,500 fish · Black Bridge	2,500	Black Bridge	5.9 in
May 13	Brown trout2,500 fish · M-115	2,500	M-115	5.9 in
Apr 10	Rainbow trout10,200 fish · Black Bridge	10,200	Black Bridge	7.6 in
Apr 9	Rainbow trout10,200 fish · Black Bridge	10,200	Black Bridge	7.6 in
Apr 8	Brown trout26,794 fish · Coast Guard Station	26,794	Coast Guard Station	7.2 in
Apr 8	Brown trout12,000 fish · Coast Guard Station	12,000	Coast Guard Station	7.2 in
Apr 8	Brown trout10,699 fish · Coast Guard Station	10,699	Coast Guard Station	7.2 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	3	79,484
2025	4	77,393
2024	3	76,893
2023	3	72,520
2022	3	68,948
2021	3	56,298
2020	4	59,128

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.

59k2020: 59,128 fish
56k2021: 56,298 fish
69k2022: 68,948 fish
73k2023: 72,520 fish
77k2024: 76,893 fish
77k2025: 77,393 fish
79k2026: 79,484 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	398,194	81%
Rainbow trout	92,470	19%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Benzie County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

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

Also in Benzie County: Platte River, Crystal Lake, Lake Michigan.

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.