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Michigan stocking report

Lake Michigan

61 records Last reported: May 22, 2023

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Lake Michigan was on May 22, 2023: 33,357 Lake Trout (5.91 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
Benzie
Species on record
Lake Trout, Brown Trout
Records
61 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Lake Michigan location context

Approximate · county context
Alcona County Alger County Allegan County Alpena County Antrim County Arenac County Baraga County Barry County Bay County Benzie County Berrien County Branch County Calhoun County Cass County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Clare County Clinton County Crawford County Delta County Dickinson County Eaton County Emmet County Genesee County Gladwin County Gogebic County Grand Traverse County Gratiot County Hillsdale County Houghton County Huron County Ingham County Ionia County Iosco County Iron County Isabella County Jackson County Kalamazoo County Kalkaska County Kent County Keweenaw County Lake County Lapeer County Leelanau County Lenawee County Livingston County Luce County Mackinac County Macomb County Manistee County Marquette County Mason County Mecosta County Menominee County Midland County Missaukee County Monroe County Montcalm County Montmorency County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oakland County Oceana County Ogemaw County Ontonagon County Osceola County Oscoda County Otsego County Ottawa County Presque Isle County Roscommon County Saginaw County Sanilac County Schoolcraft County Shiawassee County St. Clair County St. Joseph County Tuscola County Van Buren County Washtenaw County Wayne County Wexford County MI Benzie County
Lake MichiganBenzie County only Betsie RiverBenzie County only Platte RiverBenzie County only Crystal LakeBenzie County only Lower Herring LakeBenzie County only

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Agency records

Stocking history

61 records from October 12, 1989 to May 22, 2023. 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.

2023 2 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 2023 reported Lake Trout33,3575.91 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 22, 2023 reported Lake Trout66,9196.06 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 2 records
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 2022 reported Lake Trout33,1645.71 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 22, 2022 reported Lake Trout66,3455.47 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 3 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 2021 reported Lake Trout33,4586.1 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 12, 2021 reported Lake Trout66,5916.1 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
March 25, 2021 reported Brown Trout12,6656.5 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2020 3 records
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 6, 2020 reported Brown Trout12,6637.13 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 1, 2020 reported Brown Trout12,6636.81 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 1, 2020 reported Brown Trout12,6666.81 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 5 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 2019 reported Lake Trout50,2076.34 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 3, 2019 reported Brown Trout9,1597.4 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 2, 2019 reported Brown Trout10,0367.36 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 2, 2019 reported Brown Trout10,7977.36 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 2, 2019 reported Brown Trout9,9967.32 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 4 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 31, 2018 reported Brown Trout3,1206.56 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 17, 2018 reported Lake Trout99,7016.34 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 2, 2018 reported Brown Trout11,9976.81 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 2, 2018 reported Brown Trout9,0006.81 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 4 records
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 2017 reported Lake Trout99,6856.85 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 3, 2017 reported Brown Trout10,3977.52 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 3, 2017 reported Brown Trout10,4757.52 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 3, 2017 reported Brown Trout10,4957.52 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 3 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 25, 2016 reported Brown Trout12,9986.57 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 19, 2016 reported Lake Trout101,7966.89 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 21, 2016 reported Brown Trout17,0004.8 in avg Site: Platte Bay River Mouth Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 2015 reported Lake Trout102,1876.77 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 28, 2014 reported Lake Trout101,3406.63 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 26, 2013 reported Lake Trout102,3776.87 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 2012 reported Lake Trout104,9096.7 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 2011 reported Lake Trout59,8086.68 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 2 records
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 2010 reported Lake Trout22,7755.12 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 22, 2010 reported Lake Trout42,9755.3 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 8, 2009 reported Lake Trout53,5186.39 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 9, 2008 reported Lake Trout96,0606.22 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 3 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 2, 2007 reported Lake Trout50,3426.18 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 1, 2007 reported Lake Trout52,9465.55 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 1, 2007 reported Lake Trout99,0996.1 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 6, 2006 reported Lake Trout90,5956.97 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 21, 2005 reported Lake Trout99,3596.61 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 2004 reported Lake Trout96,5426.61 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 3 records
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 2003 reported Lake Trout25,3407.09 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 12, 2003 reported Lake Trout55,4206.1 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 12, 2003 reported Lake Trout55,7606.06 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 2 records
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 2002 reported Lake Trout33,4807.08 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 12, 2002 reported Lake Trout58,3306.99 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 17, 2001 reported Lake Trout104,0006.65 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 2 records
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 2000 reported Lake Trout14,5006.57 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 7, 2000 reported Lake Trout99,3756.93 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 2 records
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1999 reported Lake Trout24,2006.93 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 1, 1999 reported Lake Trout77,5007.17 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 2 records
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 27, 1997 reported Lake Trout21,0006.5 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 27, 1997 reported Lake Trout86,1006.06 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 1996 reported Lake Trout92,1805.51 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 10, 1995 reported Lake Trout26,0006.22 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 15, 1994 reported Lake Trout154,0006.06 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 15, 1993 reported Lake Trout154,0005.67 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 26, 1992 reported Lake Trout154,5005.67 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 20, 1991 reported Lake Trout105,4005.79 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 20, 1991 reported Lake Trout44,6005.51 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 12, 1989 reported Lake Trout218,0004.57 in avg Site: POINT BETSIE-G0911; Federal Plant 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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