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Portage Lake

Town: 02S 28 records Last reported: October 28, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Portage Lake was on October 28, 2025: 2,470 Walleye (5.16 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
Jackson
Town
02S
Species on record
Walleye, Redear sunfish, Tiger Muskellunge
Records
28 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Portage Lake location context

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Agency records

Stocking history

28 records from September 17, 1980 to October 28, 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
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 28, 2025 reported Walleye2,4705.16 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 12, 2022 reported Walleye1,4365.2 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 2021 reported Walleye1,4405.67 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 2 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 10, 2018 reported Walleye1,1087.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 10, 2018 reported Walleye5567.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 1 record
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 27, 2016 reported Walleye1,4376.44 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 2 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 14, 2015 reported Walleye1,8006.11 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 29, 2015 reported Walleye40,1831.43 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 2 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 7, 2014 reported Walleye1,7944.63 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 3, 2014 reported Walleye18,2501.33 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 6, 1995 reported Walleye99,0001.22 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1994 reported Walleye99,0000.98 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 1993 reported Walleye99,0001.42 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 11, 1992 reported Walleye8,4754.09 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
August 21, 1991 reported Redear sunfish19,3281.46 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 2 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 6, 1989 reported Walleye1,0505.79 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
August 30, 1989 reported Walleye1,0563.9 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 1 record
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
August 27, 1988 reported Walleye11,5004.02 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 16, 1987 reported Redear sunfish2,1000.98 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 2 records
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 25, 1986 reported Walleye12,5002.01 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 11, 1986 reported Walleye15,4001.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 4 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 25, 1985 reported Redear sunfish30,3001.81 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
August 6, 1985 reported Redear sunfish2,0000.98 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
August 6, 1985 reported Redear sunfish4,1252.4 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 10, 1985 reported Walleye4002.36 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 20, 1983 reported Walleye4,500 Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 19, 1982 reported Walleye7,400 Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 17, 1980 reported Tiger Muskellunge1,0008.46 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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