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Kalkaska County

Bear Lake

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Bear Lake in 2026 so far, 20,098 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 20, 2026.

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

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Bear Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
20,098
by the same date in 2025
20,795
in all of 2025
20,795
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, Apr 20, 202620,098Brown trout, avg 7.4 in; Rainbow trout, avg 7.4 in
2026 · 20,098 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 20Brown trout9,999 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S.9,999Bear Lake P.A.S.7.4 in
Apr 20Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S.5,200Bear Lake P.A.S.7.4 in
Apr 20Brown trout4,899 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S.4,899Bear Lake P.A.S.7.4 in
2025 · 20,795 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 16Brown trout15,595 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S.15,595Bear Lake P.A.S.7.8 in
Apr 16Rainbow trout5,200 fish · Bear Lake P.A.S.5,200Bear Lake P.A.S.7.9 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026120,098
2025120,795
2024220,195
2023119,015
2022220,798
2021220,599
2020324,025
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. 24k2020: 24,025 fish
  2. 21k2021: 20,599 fish
  3. 21k2022: 20,798 fish
  4. 19k2023: 19,015 fish
  5. 20k2024: 20,195 fish
  6. 21k2025: 20,795 fish
  7. 20k2026: 20,098 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout107,30374%
Rainbow trout37,47826%
Brook trout7441%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Kalkaska County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

Open on a map

Map point 44.7285, -84.9437: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 620859). 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 Kalkaska County: Manistee River, Starvation Lake, Twin Lake, Blue Lake, North Blue Lake, Guernsey Lake.

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