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Lake Michigan

24 records Last reported: May 3, 2007

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Lake Michigan was on May 3, 2007: 11,643 Lake Trout (6.1 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
Oceana
Species on record
Lake Trout
Records
24 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Lake Michigan location context

Approximate · county context
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Agency records

Stocking history

24 records from October 13, 1989 to May 3, 2007. 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.

2007 2 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 3, 2007 reported Lake Trout11,6436.1 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 2007 reported Lake Trout48,7126.1 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 2006 reported Lake Trout57,2377.01 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 3 records
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 11, 2005 reported Lake Trout45,7856.77 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 11, 2005 reported Lake Trout6,3776.89 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 11, 2005 reported Lake Trout8,1176.89 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 2 records
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 2004 reported Lake Trout50,0926.81 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 12, 2004 reported Lake Trout9,9086.81 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 2 records
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 2003 reported Lake Trout25,2537.17 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 9, 2003 reported Lake Trout34,2486.85 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 3 records
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 2002 reported Lake Trout12,0006.98 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 9, 2002 reported Lake Trout22,2806.54 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 9, 2002 reported Lake Trout28,6006.62 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 2 records
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 5, 2000 reported Lake Trout28,8516.81 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 5, 2000 reported Lake Trout31,1496.93 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 3 records
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 30, 1999 reported Lake Trout16,6007.4 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 30, 1999 reported Lake Trout41,0007.05 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 30, 1999 reported Lake Trout8,5006.93 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 25, 1997 reported Lake Trout63,9005.94 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 2 records
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1996 reported Lake Trout26,0607.01 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 1, 1996 reported Lake Trout33,9406.77 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 3, 1995 reported Lake Trout60,0006.73 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 22, 1992 reported Lake Trout186,0004.21 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 13, 1989 reported Lake Trout164,0004.37 in avg Site: STONY LAKE REEF-G1609; 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.

Grouped by county and sorted by latest record, not by driving distance. Confirm access for each water.

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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