Rifle River

Name: Trout stocking records: Rifle River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 6 trout stocking dates at Rifle River in 2026 so far, 75,927 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 23, 2026.

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

Rifle River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 75,927
by the same date in 2025: 75,118
in all of 2025: 75,118

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 23, 202634,474Rainbow trout, avg 7.5 in; Brown trout, avg 5.2 in

2026 · 75,927 fish on 6 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 23	Rainbow trout23,274 fish · State Road - Selkirk	23,274	State Road - Selkirk	7.5 in
Apr 23	Brown trout2,800 fish · Pas	2,800	Pas	5.2 in
Apr 23	Brown trout2,800 fish · State Road - Selkirk	2,800	State Road - Selkirk	5.2 in
Apr 23	Brown trout2,800 fish · Rifle River	2,800	Rifle River	5.2 in
Apr 23	Brown trout2,800 fish · Rifle River	2,800	Rifle River	5.2 in
Apr 21	Brown trout2,800 fish · Rifle River	2,800	Rifle River	4.3 in
Apr 20	Rainbow trout10,000 fish · Rifle River	10,000	Rifle River	7 in
Apr 14	Rainbow trout7,153 fish · State Road - Selkirk	7,153	State Road - Selkirk	7.9 in
Apr 9	Rainbow trout11,000 fish · State Road - Selkirk	11,000	State Road - Selkirk	7.8 in
Apr 7	Rainbow trout10,500 fish · State Road - Selkirk	10,500	State Road - Selkirk	7.8 in

2025 · 75,118 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
May 8	Brown trout3,000 fish · State Road - Selkirk	3,000	State Road - Selkirk	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout3,000 fish · Rifle River	3,000	Rifle River	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout3,000 fish · Rifle River	3,000	Rifle River	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout3,000 fish · Rifle River	3,000	Rifle River	5.9 in
May 8	Brown trout2,997 fish · Pas	2,997	Pas	5.9 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout28,358 fish · State Road - Selkirk	28,358	State Road - Selkirk	7.3 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout15,977 fish · State Road - Selkirk	15,977	State Road - Selkirk	7.3 in
Apr 15	Rainbow trout4,250 fish · State Road - Selkirk	4,250	State Road - Selkirk	7.8 in
Apr 14	Rainbow trout11,536 fish · Rifle River	11,536	Rifle River	6.4 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	6	75,927
2025	3	75,118
2024	4	73,912
2023	5	73,841
2022	5	80,544
2021	2	11,684
2020	2	53,171

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.

53k2020: 53,171 fish
12k2021: 11,684 fish
81k2022: 80,544 fish
74k2023: 73,841 fish
74k2024: 73,912 fish
75k2025: 75,118 fish
76k2026: 75,927 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	353,734	80%
Brown trout	90,463	20%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Ogemaw County waters Recently stocked in Michigan

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

Also in Ogemaw County: Lake George, Grousehaven Lake, Houghton Creek, Ogemaw Creek.

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.