Michigan stocking report
Otter Lake
Last reported stocking
The latest reported stocking at Otter Lake was on June 27, 2025: 9,900 Walleye (1.66 in avg).
Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.
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.
Location map
Otter Lake location context
Pins appear only when the record includes coordinates; they are not verified access points. Shaded counties show area context only. Waters without coordinates stay in the list without a pin; confirm access and directions with the official agency source.
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Get stocking alerts for this waterLooking for a different Otter Lake? Also on record: Otter Lake (Lapeer County, Michigan) · Otter Lake (Carbon County, Montana) · Otter Lake (Cayuga County, New York) · Otter Lake (Fulton County, New York) · Otter Lake (Hamilton County, New York)
Agency records
Stocking history
31 records from July 2, 1979 to June 27, 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
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2025 reported | Walleye | 9,900 | 1.66 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2023 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2023 reported | Walleye | 10,246 | 1.57 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2021 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2021 reported | Walleye | 9,850 | 1.72 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2017 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2017 reported | Walleye | 9,850 | 1.7 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2015 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2015 reported | Walleye | 8,670 | 1.67 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2012 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2012 reported | Walleye | 10,047 | 1.65 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2004 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2004 reported | Walleye | 10,789 | 1.26 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2002 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2002 reported | Walleye | 10,004 | 1.73 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
2000 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2000 reported | Walleye | 10,074 | 1.57 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1995 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1995 reported | Smallmouth Bass | 62 | 1.38 in avg | Transplant of Wild Fish | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1994 2 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 1994 reported | Walleye | 716 | 3.78 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| June 30, 1994 reported | Walleye | 4,047 | 1.73 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1993 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 1993 reported | Walleye | 10,000 | 1.85 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1992 2 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 1992 reported | Walleye | 18,450 | 1.61 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| June 24, 1992 reported | Walleye | 1,000 | 1.97 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1991 2 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 1991 reported | Walleye | 7,000 | 1.65 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| June 22, 1991 reported | Walleye | 8,000 | 1.65 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1990 2 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 1990 reported | Walleye | 1,642 | 1.65 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| June 28, 1990 reported | Walleye | 7,897 | 1.65 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1989 3 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 1989 reported | Walleye | 3,523 | 3.46 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| July 8, 1989 reported | Walleye | 10,000 | 1.65 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| June 22, 1989 reported | Walleye | 10,000 | 1.22 in avg | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1982 1 record
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 1982 reported | Walleye | 8,614 | Marsh & Rearing Pond Release | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1981 2 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 1981 reported | Tiger Muskellunge | 3,600 | 6.93 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | |
| May 11, 1981 reported | Walleye | 1,800,000 | 0.35 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1980 3 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1980 reported | Walleye | 54 | 14.84 in avg | Transplant of Wild Fish | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| September 10, 1980 reported | Walleye | 30 | 15.08 in avg | Transplant of Wild Fish | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| August 19, 1980 reported | Tiger Muskellunge | 3,600 | 7.13 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
1979 3 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24, 1979 reported | Smallmouth Bass | 10,134 | 4.69 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | |
| July 19, 1979 reported | Tiger Muskellunge | 3,600 | 4.65 in avg | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | |
| July 2, 1979 reported | Walleye | 20,000 | 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.
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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