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Ward Lake

Town: 48N 56 records Last reported: May 18, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Ward Lake was on May 18, 2026: 154 Brook Trout (8.74 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
Luce
Town
48N
Species on record
Brook Trout
Records
56 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Ward Lake location context

Approximate · county context
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Ward LakeLuce County only Culhane LakeLuce County only Wolverine LakeLuce County only Pretty LakeLuce County only Tank LakeLuce County only

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Agency records

Stocking history

56 records from June 27, 1979 to May 18, 2026. 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.

2026 1 record
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 18, 2026 reported Brook Trout1548.74 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2025 2 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 4, 2025 reported Brook Trout5017.28 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 21, 2025 reported Brook Trout1518.86 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 2 records
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 26, 2024 reported Brook Trout5019.61 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 7, 2024 reported Brook Trout1318.07 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2023 2 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 9, 2023 reported Brook Trout5518.03 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 9, 2023 reported Brook Trout1328.15 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 2 records
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 20, 2022 reported Brook Trout1308.07 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 20, 2022 reported Brook Trout4512.44 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 2 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 10, 2021 reported Brook Trout5018.86 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 2021 reported Brook Trout1208.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 4, 2020 reported Brook Trout5021.89 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 2 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 26, 2019 reported Brook Trout509.41 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 28, 2019 reported Brook Trout1308.31 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 2 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 1, 2018 reported Brook Trout3505.43 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 1, 2018 reported Brook Trout5013.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 30, 2017 reported Brook Trout3496.18 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 3 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 21, 2016 reported Brook Trout5014.45 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 13, 2016 reported Brook Trout3496.1 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 5, 2016 reported Brook Trout4511.42 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 27, 2015 reported Brook Trout3505.59 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 2 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 29, 2014 reported Brook Trout558.66 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 15, 2014 reported Brook Trout3505.51 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 21, 2013 reported Brook Trout3495.71 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 3 records
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 5, 2012 reported Brook Trout2516.14 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 22, 2012 reported Brook Trout3475.98 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 6, 2012 reported Brook Trout9932.83 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 13, 2010 reported Brook Trout3485.28 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 26, 2009 reported Brook Trout3506.18 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 11, 2005 reported Brook Trout3485.71 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 1, 2004 reported Brook Trout3254.57 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 2003 reported Brook Trout3504.25 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 2002 reported Brook Trout3504.69 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 2 records
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 11, 1999 reported Brook Trout5005.71 in avg Educational Institution Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 7, 1999 reported Brook Trout3505.28 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 13, 1998 reported Brook Trout3504.69 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 16, 1997 reported Brook Trout3503.78 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 10, 1996 reported Brook Trout3502.87 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 13, 1995 reported Brook Trout3502.28 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 1994 reported Brook Trout3502.6 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 2 records
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 8, 1993 reported Brook Trout2514.49 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 8, 1993 reported Brook Trout3503.15 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 2 records
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 1992 reported Brook Trout3505.24 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 3, 1992 reported Brook Trout2005.35 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 3 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 15, 1989 reported Brook Trout111.34 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 1989 reported Brook Trout617.56 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 1989 reported Brook Trout7,5401.3 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 6, 1987 reported Brook Trout3505.12 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 27, 1986 reported Brook Trout3503.66 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 3, 1985 reported Brook Trout3203.74 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 17, 1984 reported Brook Trout3503.62 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 24, 1983 reported Brook Trout3403.54 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 27, 1982 reported Brook Trout3502.01 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1981 1 record
1981 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 1, 1981 reported Brook Trout3502.01 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 3, 1980 reported Brook Trout3502.52 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 27, 1979 reported Brook Trout3503.98 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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