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Dead Mans Lake

Town: 41N 45 records Last reported: October 22, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Dead Mans Lake was on October 22, 2025: 599 Brook Trout (6.77 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
Iron
Town
41N
Species on record
Brook Trout
Records
45 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Dead Mans Lake location context

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Dead Mans LakeIron County only Chicagon LakeIron County only Stager LakeIron County only Crystal Falls ImpoundmentIron County only Fortune PondIron County only

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Stocking history

45 records from June 18, 1985 to October 22, 2025. 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.

2025 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 22, 2025 reported Brook Trout5996.77 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 7, 2024 reported Brook Trout8006.54 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2023 1 record
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 20, 2023 reported Brook Trout6005.94 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 20, 2022 reported Brook Trout6006.14 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 28, 2021 reported Brook Trout6006.3 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 22, 2020 reported Brook Trout6005.55 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 29, 2019 reported Brook Trout6005.67 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 1 record
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 26, 2018 reported Brook Trout5995.51 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 27, 2017 reported Brook Trout6006.26 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 1 record
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 18, 2016 reported Brook Trout6006.06 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 20, 2015 reported Brook Trout6005.55 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 16, 2014 reported Brook Trout6005.51 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 16, 2013 reported Brook Trout6005.71 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 15, 2012 reported Brook Trout6005.98 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 18, 2011 reported Brook Trout5505.63 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 12, 2010 reported Brook Trout5995.28 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 22, 2009 reported Brook Trout6006.18 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 6, 2008 reported Brook Trout5005.67 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 1 record
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 15, 2007 reported Brook Trout6975.55 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 2 records
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 28, 2006 reported Brook Trout16017.87 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 5, 2006 reported Brook Trout7975.55 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 11, 2005 reported Brook Trout7965.71 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 28, 2004 reported Brook Trout5994.57 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 2 records
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 15, 2003 reported Brook Trout7984.25 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
January 8, 2003 reported Brook Trout11014.02 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 26, 2002 reported Brook Trout8004.8 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 2 records
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 3, 2001 reported Brook Trout15214.65 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 3, 2001 reported Brook Trout6004.61 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 2 records
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 26, 2000 reported Brook Trout6004.02 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 7, 2000 reported Brook Trout18012.6 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 1999 reported Brook Trout8004.45 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 6, 1998 reported Brook Trout4004.84 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 1997 reported Brook Trout4003.7 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 26, 1996 reported Brook Trout6004.06 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 16, 1995 reported Brook Trout3547.76 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 1, 1994 reported Brook Trout6005.59 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 5, 1993 reported Brook Trout6005.16 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 28, 1991 reported Brook Trout10014.49 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 18, 1991 reported Brook Trout6004.37 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 1 record
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 1990 reported Brook Trout6004.17 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 1989 reported Brook Trout6003.9 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 2 records
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 30, 1987 reported Brook Trout6005.12 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 2, 1987 reported Brook Trout6006.26 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 1986 reported Brook Trout3906.77 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 18, 1985 reported Brook Trout8005.59 in avg Site: DEADMANS LAKE 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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