Au Sable River

Name: Trout stocking records: Au Sable River, Michigan
Creator: Stocking Record

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Au Sable River in 2026 so far, 15,499 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 29, 2026.

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

Au Sable River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 15,499
by the same date in 2025: 15,500
in all of 2025: 15,500

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 29, 20269,299Rainbow trout, avg 7.9 in

2026 · 15,499 fish on 2 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 29	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Comins Flat Pas	3,100	Comins Flat Pas	7.9 in
Apr 29	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Mdot Pas	3,100	Mdot Pas	7.9 in
Apr 29	Rainbow trout3,099 fish · Meadow Springs Fr4371	3,099	Meadow Springs Fr4371	7.9 in
Apr 28	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Mckinley Bridge	3,100	Mckinley Bridge	7.8 in
Apr 28	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Davis Rest	3,100	Davis Rest	7.8 in

2025 · 15,500 fish on 2 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Site	Avg. length
Apr 30	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Mdot Pas	3,100	Mdot Pas	7.7 in
Apr 30	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Comins Flat Pas	3,100	Comins Flat Pas	7.7 in
Apr 30	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Meadow Springs Fr4371	3,100	Meadow Springs Fr4371	7.7 in
Apr 29	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Davis Rest	3,100	Davis Rest	7.9 in
Apr 29	Rainbow trout3,100 fish · Mckinley Bridge	3,100	Mckinley Bridge	7.9 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	2	15,499
2025	2	15,500
2024	2	16,498
2023	2	40,098
2022	4	44,919
2021	3	44,994
2020	3	45,696

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.

46k2020: 45,696 fish
45k2021: 44,994 fish
45k2022: 44,919 fish
40k2023: 40,098 fish
16k2024: 16,498 fish
16k2025: 15,500 fish
15k2026: 15,499 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Brown trout	115,916	52%
Rainbow trout	107,288	48%

Where it is

Michigan trout stocking All Oscoda 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 Oscoda County: Au Sable River - Mio to Alcona reach, Loon Lake, Churchill Lake, Crater Lake.

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.