Lake County

Pere Marquette River

Name: Trout stocking records: Pere Marquette River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Pere Marquette River in 2026 so far, 9,675 fish in all. The latest was on May 19, 2026.

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

Pere Marquette River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 9,675
by the same date in 2025: 13,200
in all of 2025: 13,200

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 19, 20269,675Brown trout, avg 6.7 in

2026 · 9,675 fish on 1 date
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 19	Brown trout1,935 fish · Upper Branch Bridge	1,935	Upper Branch Bridge	6.7 in
May 19	Brown trout1,935 fish · Dnr P.A.S./ Sulak	1,935	Dnr P.A.S./ Sulak	6.7 in
May 19	Brown trout1,935 fish · Rainbow Rapids	1,935	Rainbow Rapids	6.7 in
May 19	Brown trout1,935 fish · Macdougalls	1,935	Macdougalls	6.7 in
May 19	Brown trout1,935 fish · Bowmans Bridge	1,935	Bowmans Bridge	6.7 in

2025 · 13,200 fish on 2 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 13	Brown trout2,700 fish · Upper Branch Bridge	2,700	Upper Branch Bridge	7.7 in
Apr 15	Brown trout3,000 fish · Bowmans Bridge	3,000	Bowmans Bridge	7.3 in
Apr 15	Brown trout2,500 fish · Dnr P.A.S./ Sulak	2,500	Dnr P.A.S./ Sulak	7.3 in
Apr 15	Brown trout2,500 fish · Rainbow Rapids	2,500	Rainbow Rapids	7.3 in
Apr 15	Brown trout2,500 fish · Macdougalls	2,500	Macdougalls	7.3 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	1	9,675
2025	2	13,200
2024	2	12,000
2023	2	11,698
2022	1	12,500
2021	2	13,000
2020	1	12,400

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.

12k2020: 12,400 fish
13k2021: 13,000 fish
12k2022: 12,500 fish
12k2023: 11,698 fish
12k2024: 12,000 fish
13k2025: 13,200 fish
9.7k2026: 9,675 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	84,473	100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking Recently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Stocked waters in nearby counties

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.