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Marquette County

Escanaba River

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Escanaba River in 2026 so far, 42,492 fish in all. The latest was on May 26, 2026.

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

Escanaba River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
42,492
by the same date in 2025
47,943
in all of 2025
47,943
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 26, 202612,303Brook trout, avg 8.5 in
2026 · 42,492 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 26Brook trout8,066 fish · Escr @ Gwinn8,066Escr @ Gwinn8.5 in
May 26Brook trout4,237 fish · Escr @ Gwinn4,237Escr @ Gwinn8.5 in
May 14Brown trout14,100 fish · Escr @ Iron Pin Pas14,100Escr @ Iron Pin Pas4.4 in
May 14Brown trout8,989 fish · Escr Swim Hole Campground8,989Escr Swim Hole Campground4.4 in
May 14Brown trout7,100 fish · Little West Road7,100Little West Road4.4 in
2025 · 47,943 fish on 3 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Nov 4Brook trout7,995 fish · Escr @ Gwinn7,995Escr @ Gwinn6.4 in
May 28Brook trout5,778 fish · Escr @ Gwinn5,778Escr @ Gwinn9.3 in
May 28Brook trout1,175 fish · Escr @ Gwinn1,175Escr @ Gwinn9.3 in
May 14Brown trout11,000 fish · Site: ESCR IRON PIN RD (Section 9)11,000ESCR IRON PIN RD (Section 9)4.9 in
May 14Brown trout8,250 fish · Little West Road8,250Little West Road4.9 in
May 14Brown trout8,245 fish · Escr Swim Hole Campground8,245Escr Swim Hole Campground4.9 in
May 14Brown trout5,500 fish · Escr @ Iron Pin Pas5,500Escr @ Iron Pin Pas4.9 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026242,492
2025347,943
2024337,915
2023350,822
2022355,105
2021447,961
2020462,007
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. 62k2020: 62,007 fish
  2. 48k2021: 47,961 fish
  3. 55k2022: 55,105 fish
  4. 51k2023: 50,822 fish
  5. 38k2024: 37,915 fish
  6. 48k2025: 47,943 fish
  7. 42k2026: 42,492 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout205,86360%
Brook trout138,38240%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Marquette 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 Marquette County: Carp River, Sporley Lake, Brocky Lake, Lake Angeline, Twin Lake, Warner Creek, Yellow Dog River, Chocolay River.

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