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Sturgeon River

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Sturgeon River in 2026 so far, 5,696 fish in all. The latest was on May 6, 2026.

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

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Sturgeon River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
5,696
by the same date in 2025
6,000
in all of 2025
6,000
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 6, 20265,696Brown trout, avg 4.1 in
2026 · 5,696 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 6Brown trout1,900 fish · Co 442 Bridge1,900Co 442 Bridge4.1 in
May 6Brown trout1,898 fish · Fh-13 Bridge1,898Fh-13 Bridge4.1 in
May 6Brown trout1,898 fish · Sturgeon River at 28 Rd1,898Sturgeon River at 28 Rd4.1 in
2025 · 6,000 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 5Brown trout2,000 fish · Co 442 Bridge2,000Co 442 Bridge4.7 in
May 5Brown trout2,000 fish · Fh-13 Bridge2,000Fh-13 Bridge4.7 in
May 5Brown trout2,000 fish · Sturgeon River at 28 Rd2,000Sturgeon River at 28 Rd4.7 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202615,696
202516,000
202414,951
202315,400
202215,994
202116,300
202015,000
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. 5.0k2020: 5,000 fish
  2. 6.3k2021: 6,300 fish
  3. 6.0k2022: 5,994 fish
  4. 5.4k2023: 5,400 fish
  5. 5.0k2024: 4,951 fish
  6. 6.0k2025: 6,000 fish
  7. 5.7k2026: 5,696 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout39,341100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Delta 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 Delta County: Escanaba River, Haymeadow Creek, 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 . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.