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Emmet County

Lake Michigan

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Lake Michigan in 2026 so far, 209,486 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.

Lake Michigan in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
209,486
by the same date in 2025
209,529
in all of 2025
209,529
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, 202669,740Lake trout, avg 6.1 in
2026 · 209,486 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 6Lake trout69,740 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041769,740Dahlia Shoal-G04176.1 in
Apr 30Lake trout69,887 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041769,887Dahlia Shoal-G04175.6 in
Apr 30Lake trout69,859 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041769,859Dahlia Shoal-G04176 in
2025 · 209,529 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Jun 6Lake trout69,624 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041769,624Dahlia Shoal-G04176.4 in
May 15Lake trout70,042 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041770,042Dahlia Shoal-G04176.3 in
May 15Lake trout69,863 fish · Dahlia Shoal-G041769,863Dahlia Shoal-G04176.3 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
20262209,486
20252209,529
20242209,955
20233222,948
20223224,097
20213212,221
2020114,285
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. 14k2020: 14,285 fish
  2. 212k2021: 212,221 fish
  3. 224k2022: 224,097 fish
  4. 223k2023: 222,948 fish
  5. 210k2024: 209,955 fish
  6. 210k2025: 209,529 fish
  7. 209k2026: 209,486 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Lake trout1,256,74196%
Brown trout45,7804%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Emmet 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 Emmet County: West Branch Maple River, Bear River.

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