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Big Lake

Town: 30N 22 records Last reported: June 9, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Big Lake was on June 9, 2026: 19,056 Walleye (1.4 in avg).

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

Browse stocking history

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
Otsego
Town
30N
Species on record
Walleye
Records
22 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Big Lake location context

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Agency records

Stocking history

22 records from June 27, 1988 to June 9, 2026. 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.

2026 1 record
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 2026 reported Walleye19,0561.4 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 2 records
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 2024 reported Walleye1,0001.18 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 12, 2024 reported Walleye13,4291.38 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 15, 2022 reported Walleye19,8401.27 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 21, 2019 reported Walleye16,0531.3 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 16, 2017 reported Walleye20,7901.5 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 15, 2015 reported Walleye11,6461.5 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 19, 2013 reported Walleye14,0001.56 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 25, 2009 reported Walleye14,0001.57 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 2 records
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 9, 2008 reported Walleye10,6352.01 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 8, 2008 reported Walleye13,7202.05 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 16, 2005 reported Walleye9,2901.73 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 2 records
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 2003 reported Walleye5,5001.42 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 6, 2003 reported Walleye5,0001.06 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 30, 2001 reported Walleye17,5001.1 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 1999 reported Walleye11,0001.69 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 18, 1997 reported Walleye12,0001.42 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 2 records
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 23, 1995 reported Walleye5,0001.69 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 16, 1995 reported Walleye9,2001.5 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 23, 1993 reported Walleye11,0001.61 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1991 reported Walleye11,0001.61 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 1 record
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 27, 1988 reported Walleye1,5001.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release 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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