Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor
Michigan DNR logged 3 trout stocking dates at Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor in 2026 so far, 107,908 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 9, 2026.
Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.
Lake Michigan - Ludington Harbor in numbers
- fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
- 107,908
- by the same date in 2025
- 115,375
- in all of 2025
- 115,375
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.
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 11,620 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.2 in |
| Apr 9 | Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 11,620 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.2 in |
| Apr 9 | Brown trout11,620 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 11,620 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.2 in |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 12,680 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.4 in |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 12,680 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.4 in |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout12,680 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 12,680 | Ludington Car Ferry | 6.4 in |
| Apr 1 | Lake trout35,008 fish · Site: Ludington Municipal Marina | 35,008 | Ludington Municipal Marina | 6 in |
| Date | Species | Fish | Site | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | Brown trout1,600 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 1,600 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7.7 in |
| Apr 22 | Lake trout35,141 fish · Ludington Harbor P.A.S. | 35,141 | Ludington Harbor P.A.S. | 6.6 in |
| Apr 11 | Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 13,366 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Apr 11 | Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 13,366 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Apr 11 | Brown trout11,804 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 11,804 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 13,366 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 13,366 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout13,366 fish · Ludington Car Ferry | 13,366 | Ludington Car Ferry | 7 in |
| Year | Stocking dates | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 107,908 |
| 2025 | 4 | 115,375 |
| 2024 | 3 | 75,299 |
| 2023 | 3 | 108,191 |
| 2022 | 4 | 115,241 |
| 2021 | 5 | 117,486 |
| 2020 | 5 | 111,766 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 539,425 | 72% |
| Lake trout | 211,841 | 28% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Mason County: Big Sable River, Big S Br Pere Marquette River, Pere Marquette River.
Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.