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Cheboygan County

Cheboygan River

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Cheboygan River in 2026 so far, 87,801 fish in all. The latest was on May 13, 2026.

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

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Cheboygan River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
87,801
by the same date in 2025
86,713
in all of 2025
86,713
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 13, 202611,692Rainbow trout, avg 7.3 in
2026 · 87,801 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 13Rainbow trout11,692 fish · Cheboygan River11,692Cheboygan River7.3 in
May 11Chinook salmon76,109 fish · Site: CHEBOYGAN NET PEN (Marina)76,109CHEBOYGAN NET PEN (Marina)3.7 in
2025 · 86,713 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 8Rainbow trout12,696 fish · Cheboygan River12,696Cheboygan River7.2 in
May 7Chinook salmon74,017 fish · Site: CHEBOYGAN NET PEN (Marina)74,017CHEBOYGAN NET PEN (Marina)3.7 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026287,801
2025286,713
2024287,896
2023289,634
2022285,779
2021167,879
20204151,500
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.

  1. 152k2020: 151,500 fish
  2. 68k2021: 67,879 fish
  3. 86k2022: 85,779 fish
  4. 90k2023: 89,634 fish
  5. 88k2024: 87,896 fish
  6. 87k2025: 86,713 fish
  7. 88k2026: 87,801 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Chinook salmon510,37478%
Rainbow trout146,82822%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Cheboygan County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

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

Also in Cheboygan County: Weber Lake, Little Sturgeon River, Hemlock Lake, Hasler Creek, Silver Lake, Twin Lake #1.

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.