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Paint River

Town: 44N 37 records Last reported: May 8, 1997

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Paint River was on May 8, 1997: 3,600 Brown Trout (7.13 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
44N
Species on record
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
Records
37 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Paint River location context

Approximate · county context
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Paint RiverIron 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

37 records from May 21, 1979 to May 8, 1997. 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.

1997 2 records
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 8, 1997 reported Brown Trout3,6007.13 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 8, 1997 reported Brown Trout7,2007.13 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 11, 1996 reported Brown Trout2,7008.15 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 2 records
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 12, 1995 reported Brown Trout1,9507.24 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 18, 1995 reported Brown Trout2,7006.93 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 3 records
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 1, 1993 reported Rainbow Trout1,6506.89 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 23, 1993 reported Brown Trout1,1007.76 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 8, 1993 reported Brown Trout2,9508.11 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 1991 reported Rainbow Trout1,6507.01 in avg Public Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 25, 1991 reported Brown Trout3,1006.02 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 2 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 14, 1990 reported Brown Trout1,0007.36 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 5, 1990 reported Brown Trout3,0007.68 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 3 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 18, 1989 reported Rainbow Trout2,0006.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 18, 1989 reported Brown Trout2,4807.32 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 18, 1989 reported Brown Trout3,0006.97 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 2 records
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 6, 1988 reported Brown Trout3,2607.24 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 27, 1988 reported Brook Trout1,0006.26 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 19, 1987 reported Brown Trout2,3907.56 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 1986 reported Brown Trout2,2707.32 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 2 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 10, 1985 reported Brown Trout1,8756.89 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 14, 1985 reported Brown Trout1,8806.42 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1984 2 records
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 4, 1984 reported Brown Trout1,3006.73 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 21, 1984 reported Brook Trout1,0005.47 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 18, 1983 reported Brown Trout3,3805.98 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 5 records
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 1, 1982 reported Rainbow Trout2,0405.94 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 19, 1982 reported Brown Trout1,7007.13 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 19, 1982 reported Brown Trout9007.13 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
January 10, 1982 reported Brown Trout1,4243.35 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
January 10, 1982 reported Brown Trout1,4253.35 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1981 2 records
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 1981 reported Brown Trout2,0007.56 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 9, 1981 reported Brown Trout3,0007.56 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 3 records
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 3, 1980 reported Brown Trout9506.73 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 1980 reported Brown Trout2,0006.93 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 1980 reported Brown Trout5,0006.93 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 3 records
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 3, 1979 reported Rainbow Trout6,8005.24 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 29, 1979 reported Brown Trout2,0006.93 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 21, 1979 reported Brown Trout6,0006.73 in avg 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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