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Rouge River

Town: 01N 31 records Last reported: May 5, 2017

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Rouge River was on May 5, 2017: 500 Hybrid Sunfish (5.98 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
Oakland
Town
01N
Species on record
Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Fathead minnow, Smallmouth Bass
Records
31 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Rouge River location context

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Agency records

Stocking history

31 records from July 4, 1981 to May 5, 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 2 records
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 5, 2017 reported Hybrid Sunfish5005.98 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 5, 2017 reported Largemouth Bass507.01 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 1 record
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 2016 reported Rainbow Trout28011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 2 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 22, 2015 reported Hybrid Sunfish5006 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 1, 2015 reported Rainbow Trout27011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 3 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 22, 2014 reported Channel Catfish5015 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 22, 2014 reported Hybrid Sunfish5006 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 2, 2014 reported Rainbow Trout25011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 3 records
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 26, 2013 reported Channel Catfish4517.99 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 26, 2013 reported Hybrid Sunfish5005.98 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 2013 reported Rainbow Trout25011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2012 reported Rainbow Trout25011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 4 records
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 19, 2011 reported Channel Catfish6507.87 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 19, 2011 reported Hybrid Sunfish6005.98 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 19, 2011 reported Largemouth Bass1005.98 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 6, 2011 reported Rainbow Trout25011.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 30, 2010 reported Rainbow Trout26012.01 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 1, 2009 reported Rainbow Trout26011.81 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 2, 2008 reported Rainbow Trout26012.01 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 6 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 15, 2007 reported Bluegill6,0002.99 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 15, 2007 reported Channel Catfish3007.52 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 15, 2007 reported Fathead minnow7,5002.01 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 15, 2007 reported Hybrid Sunfish3005 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 15, 2007 reported Largemouth Bass5005.98 in avg Site: Carpenter Lake; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 4, 2007 reported Rainbow Trout29611.02 in avg Public Plant Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 5, 2006 reported Rainbow Trout25612.52 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 2005 reported Rainbow Trout35013.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 2, 2003 reported Rainbow Trout35012.52 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 25, 1991 reported Smallmouth Bass6410.98 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 9, 1989 reported Smallmouth Bass1714.8 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1981 1 record
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 4, 1981 reported Smallmouth Bass1003.54 in avg Private Plant (under permit) 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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