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Macatawa River

Town: 05N 85 records Last reported: April 25, 2017

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Macatawa River was on April 25, 2017: 25,100 Brown Trout (4.89 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
Ottawa
Town
05N
Species on record
Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Walleye, White Bass, Muskellunge
Records
85 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Macatawa River 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 Ottawa County
Macatawa RiverOttawa County only Lake MacatawaOttawa County only North Branch Crockery CreekOttawa County only Grand RiverOttawa County only Grand River (Ottawa County)Ottawa County only

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Stocking history

85 records from June 28, 1979 to April 25, 2017. 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.

2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 25, 2017 reported Brown Trout25,1004.89 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 2 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 12, 2016 reported Brown Trout23,5005.13 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 12, 2016 reported Brown Trout5,5005.13 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 2 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2015 reported Brown Trout14,4905.43 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 4, 2015 reported Brown Trout14,4985.43 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 18, 2014 reported Brown Trout21,5975.14 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 17, 2013 reported Brown Trout25,0005.57 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
March 27, 2012 reported Brown Trout30,7254.57 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 14, 2011 reported Brown Trout23,9924.98 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 9, 2010 reported Brown Trout24,9974.78 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 2, 2009 reported Brown Trout28,9984.5 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 2008 reported Brown Trout24,0004.82 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 2 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 4, 2007 reported Brown Trout14,4906.21 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 4, 2007 reported Brown Trout14,5006.21 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 2 records
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 24, 2006 reported Brown Trout19,6915.63 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 19, 2006 reported Brown Trout6,0005.72 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 2 records
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 2005 reported Chinook Salmon54,4273.98 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 27, 2005 reported Brown Trout23,9855.83 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 3 records
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 10, 2004 reported Chinook Salmon54,5123.98 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 6, 2004 reported Brown Trout10,7005.06 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 6, 2004 reported Brown Trout14,2005.06 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 3 records
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 1, 2003 reported Chinook Salmon54,7143.9 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 2003 reported Brown Trout12,2456.36 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 2003 reported Brown Trout12,2506.36 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 2 records
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 2002 reported Chinook Salmon54,4754.13 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 25, 2002 reported Brown Trout24,3505.35 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 2 records
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 9, 2001 reported Chinook Salmon54,6383.94 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 2001 reported Brown Trout22,3005.55 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 5 records
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 24, 2000 reported Rainbow Trout4,3006.46 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 24, 2000 reported Rainbow Trout5,4506.1 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 10, 2000 reported Chinook Salmon54,4363.62 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 2000 reported Brown Trout12,3005.59 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 2000 reported Brown Trout12,3005.39 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 3 records
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 17, 1999 reported Rainbow Trout9,8006.77 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 11, 1999 reported Chinook Salmon54,7413.7 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 1999 reported Brown Trout19,0005.75 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 5 records
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 1998 reported Rainbow Trout14,9655.83 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 11, 1998 reported Brown Trout3,4305.67 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 11, 1998 reported Rainbow Trout9,0006.65 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 1998 reported Chinook Salmon45,7354.13 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 6, 1998 reported Chinook Salmon45,7504.17 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 3 records
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 20, 1997 reported Brown Trout17,0976.3 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 9, 1997 reported Chinook Salmon48,1504.17 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 30, 1997 reported Rainbow Trout10,0006.57 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 4 records
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 8, 1996 reported Chinook Salmon100,0004.02 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 1996 reported Brown Trout8,9226.22 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 6, 1996 reported Brown Trout8,9226.22 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 1, 1996 reported Rainbow Trout11,1476.46 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 2 records
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 11, 1995 reported Brown Trout14,0005.94 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 26, 1995 reported Rainbow Trout10,8976.81 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 3 records
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 8, 1994 reported Brown Trout14,9956.93 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 4, 1994 reported Brown Trout14,9986.69 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 1994 reported Rainbow Trout11,0576.46 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 2 records
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 11, 1993 reported Brown Trout14,8996.14 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 5, 1993 reported Rainbow Trout10,7296.38 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 2 records
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 15, 1992 reported Brown Trout14,7005.98 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 15, 1992 reported Rainbow Trout9,9996.69 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 1991 reported Rainbow Trout9,1187.2 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 26, 1991 reported Brown Trout15,7506.1 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 2 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 19, 1990 reported Brown Trout14,9955 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 17, 1990 reported Rainbow Trout9,9906.77 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 4 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 26, 1989 reported Brown Trout18,7925.47 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 20, 1989 reported Rainbow Trout25,0004.61 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 4, 1989 reported Brown Trout15,0005.83 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 4, 1989 reported Rainbow Trout9,9506.3 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 3 records
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 31, 1988 reported Lake Trout126,0005.08 in avg Site: HOLLAND; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 1988 reported Brown Trout15,0005.28 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 1988 reported Rainbow Trout10,0006.42 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 3 records
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 14, 1987 reported Rainbow Trout2,7603.82 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 6, 1987 reported Brown Trout13,4753.03 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 22, 1987 reported Rainbow Trout10,0006.42 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 3 records
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 6, 1986 reported Brown Trout20,0005.59 in avg Site: HOLLAND; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 24, 1986 reported Walleye10,0432.17 in avg Site: PAW PAW RD.; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 1986 reported Rainbow Trout9,7006.81 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 2 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 13, 1985 reported Brown Trout20,0005.98 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 22, 1985 reported Rainbow Trout8,8007.6 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1984 2 records
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 21, 1984 reported Rainbow Trout22,2003.54 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 18, 1984 reported Brown Trout11,1005.12 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 3 records
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 23, 1983 reported Brown Trout20,0005.75 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 20, 1983 reported White Bass17 Site: 120TH ST.; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 16, 1983 reported Lake Trout90,0005.63 in avg Site: HOLLAND; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 26, 1982 reported Lake Trout90,9006.18 in avg Site: HOLLAND; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1981 1 record
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 29, 1981 reported Lake Trout101,0005.75 in avg Site: HOLLAND; Federal Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 21, 1980 reported Lake Trout20,0004.69 in avg Site: HOLLAND Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 1979 reported Muskellunge5,9401.34 in avg Site: BR 31 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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