Bear Lake
Michigan DNR logged 0 trout stocking dates at Bear Lake in 2026 so far, 0 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 29, 2025.
Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.
Bear Lake in numbers
- fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
- 0
- by the same date in 2025
- 6,078
- in all of 2025
- 6,078
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 2021. 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.
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | Rainbow trout6,078 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S. | 6,078 | Bear Lake P.A.S. | 7.2 in |
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout9,673 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S. | 9,673 | Bear Lake P.A.S. | 7.6 in |
| Year | Stocking dates | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 6,078 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9,673 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6,202 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7,319 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8,775 |
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.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 38,047 | 100% |
Where it is
Map point 41.8692, -84.6808: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 620848). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.
Also in Hillsdale County: St Joseph of the Maumee, Bird Lake.
Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.