Escanaba River

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

Michigan DNR logged 5 trout stocking dates at Escanaba River in 2026 so far, 47,525 fish in all. The latest was on Oct 3, 2026.

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

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Escanaba River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 47,525
by the same date in 2025: 68,940
in all of 2025: 68,940

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, Oct 3, 2026600Rainbow trout, avg 10.5 in

2026 · 47,525 fish on 5 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Oct 3	Rainbow trout600 fish · Escr Karas Lodge	600	Escr Karas Lodge	10.5 in
Sep 26	Brown trout700 fish · Escr Karas Lodge	700	Escr Karas Lodge	10.5 in
May 23	Brown trout700 fish · Escr Karas Lodge	700	Escr Karas Lodge	10.5 in
May 23	Brown trout300 fish · Escr Burnt Pas	300	Escr Burnt Pas	10.5 in
May 14	Brown trout27,000 fish · Escr Co430 Bridge	27,000	Escr Co430 Bridge	4.4 in
May 6	Coho salmon18,225 fish · Escanaba River At Us-2	18,225	Escanaba River At Us-2	6.2 in

2025 · 68,940 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Sep 20	Brown trout375 fish · Escr Karas Lodge	375	Escr Karas Lodge	9.5 in
Sep 20	Brown trout375 fish · Escr Burnt Pas	375	Escr Burnt Pas	9.5 in
May 14	Brown trout13,750 fish · Escr Co430 Bridge	13,750	Escr Co430 Bridge	4.9 in
May 14	Brown trout13,750 fish · Escr Co430 Bridge	13,750	Escr Co430 Bridge	4.9 in
May 14	Brown trout350 fish · Escr Karas Lodge	350	Escr Karas Lodge	11 in
May 14	Brown trout350 fish · Escr Burnt Pas	350	Escr Burnt Pas	11 in
May 7	Coho salmon39,990 fish · Escanaba River At Us-2	39,990	Escanaba River At Us-2	5.9 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	5	47,525
2025	3	68,940
2024	4	70,372
2023	3	24,100
2022	3	78,030
2021	2	69,558
2020	2	71,354

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.

71k2020: 71,354 fish
70k2021: 69,558 fish
78k2022: 78,030 fish
24k2023: 24,100 fish
70k2024: 70,372 fish
69k2025: 68,940 fish
48k2026: 47,525 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Coho salmon	247,045	57%
Brown trout	180,734	42%
Rainbow trout	2,100	0%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Delta 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 Delta County: Haymeadow Creek, Sturgeon River, Days River, West Branch Whitefish River, Ford River, East Branch Whitefish River, Spring Lake, Kilpecker Pond.

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.