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Big Iron River

Town: 51N 42 records Last reported: May 27, 2016

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Iron River was on May 27, 2016: 10,000 Brown Trout (6.72 in avg).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Ontonagon
Town
51N
Species on record
Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout
Records
42 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Big Iron River location context

Approximate · county context
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Big Iron RiverOntonagon County only Trout Creek PondOntonagon County only Mirror LakeOntonagon County only Courtney LakeOntonagon County only Ontonagon RiverOntonagon County only

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Stocking history

42 records from May 23, 1979 to May 27, 2016. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2016 2 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 27, 2016 reported Brown Trout10,0006.72 in avg Site: Big Iron River imprinting net pen Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 10, 2016 reported Chinook Salmon56,4002.95 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 2015 reported Chinook Salmon84,9993.27 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 2014 reported Chinook Salmon85,0003.11 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 2013 reported Chinook Salmon105,0003.27 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 2 records
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 2012 reported Rainbow Trout95,8603.11 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 23, 2012 reported Chinook Salmon103,4803.35 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 2011 reported Chinook Salmon101,9703.27 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 18, 2010 reported Chinook Salmon74,9933.58 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2009 reported Chinook Salmon74,9953.5 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 3 records
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 2008 reported Chinook Salmon22,0503.66 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 14, 2008 reported Chinook Salmon67,4983.68 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 2008 reported Rainbow Trout12,9907.4 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 2 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 2007 reported Chinook Salmon9,8003.58 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 2007 reported Chinook Salmon80,0003.23 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 2 records
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 2006 reported Chinook Salmon10,0003.7 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 10, 2006 reported Chinook Salmon79,9903.46 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 24, 2005 reported Chinook Salmon89,9903.66 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 24, 2004 reported Chinook Salmon90,1233.5 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 7, 2003 reported Chinook Salmon90,0003.07 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2002 reported Chinook Salmon96,3733.62 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 2001 reported Chinook Salmon100,0003.5 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 10, 2000 reported Chinook Salmon90,0003.39 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 5, 1999 reported Chinook Salmon75,0004.02 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 8, 1998 reported Chinook Salmon60,0003.46 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 24, 1997 reported Chinook Salmon75,1403.43 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 15, 1996 reported Chinook Salmon91,5003.39 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 3 records
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 7, 1995 reported Lake Trout20,0006.77 in avg Site: SILVER CITY; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 22, 1995 reported Chinook Salmon73,5003.03 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 12, 1995 reported Lake Trout131,2506.14 in avg Site: SILVER CITY; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 1994 reported Chinook Salmon73,0003.19 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 2 records
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 1986 reported Chinook Salmon25,0003.27 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 5, 1986 reported Chinook Salmon49,7003.23 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 7, 1985 reported Chinook Salmon36,6503.19 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 1984 reported Chinook Salmon75,0002.95 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 19, 1983 reported Chinook Salmon75,0002.87 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1982 reported Chinook Salmon75,0002.91 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1981 3 records
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1981 reported Chinook Salmon25,0002.95 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 1, 1981 reported Chinook Salmon50,0003.07 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 20, 1981 reported Lake Trout25,0005.24 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 10, 1980 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.15 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 1979 reported Chinook Salmon50,0003.58 in avg Site: SILVER CITY Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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