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West Branch Whitefish River

Town: 44N 54 records Last reported: May 11, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at West Branch Whitefish River was on May 11, 2026: 3,700 Brook Trout (8.43 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
Alger
Town
44N
Species on record
Brook Trout
Records
54 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

West Branch Whitefish River location context

Approximate · county context
Alcona County Alger County Allegan County Alpena County Antrim County Arenac County Baraga County Barry County Bay County Benzie County Berrien County Branch County Calhoun County Cass County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Clare County Clinton County Crawford County Delta County Dickinson County Eaton County Emmet County Genesee County Gladwin County Gogebic County Grand Traverse County Gratiot County Hillsdale County Houghton County Huron County Ingham County Ionia County Iosco County Iron County Isabella County Jackson County Kalamazoo County Kalkaska County Kent County Keweenaw County Lake County Lapeer County Leelanau County Lenawee County Livingston County Luce County Mackinac County Macomb County Manistee County Marquette County Mason County Mecosta County Menominee County Midland County Missaukee County Monroe County Montcalm County Montmorency County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oakland County Oceana County Ogemaw County Ontonagon County Osceola County Oscoda County Otsego County Ottawa County Presque Isle County Roscommon County Saginaw County Sanilac County Schoolcraft County Shiawassee County St. Clair County St. Joseph County Tuscola County Van Buren County Washtenaw County Wayne County Wexford County MI Alger County
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Agency records

Stocking history

54 records from May 4, 1987 to May 11, 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 2 records
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 11, 2026 reported Brook Trout3,7008.43 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 11, 2026 reported Brook Trout3,7008.43 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2025 2 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 6, 2025 reported Brook Trout3,2508.62 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 6, 2025 reported Brook Trout3,2478.62 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 2 records
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 17, 2024 reported Brook Trout3,5758.03 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 17, 2024 reported Brook Trout3,5748.03 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2023 2 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 15, 2023 reported Brook Trout3,5757.99 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 2023 reported Brook Trout3,5757.99 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 2 records
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2022 reported Brook Trout3,5757.99 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 4, 2022 reported Brook Trout3,5757.99 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 2 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 15, 2021 reported Brook Trout3,5107.72 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 14, 2021 reported Brook Trout3,4707.72 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2020 1 record
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 16, 2020 reported Brook Trout6,9957.4 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 2 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 2019 reported Brook Trout3,2478.27 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 2019 reported Brook Trout3,3957.83 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 3 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 25, 2018 reported Brook Trout1,4278.94 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 25, 2018 reported Brook Trout3,5458.94 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 17, 2018 reported Brook Trout2,1338.23 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 2 records
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 26, 2017 reported Brook Trout3,2477.87 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 26, 2017 reported Brook Trout3,2487.87 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 2 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 3, 2016 reported Brook Trout3,2967.72 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Diffin Road Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 3, 2016 reported Brook Trout3,2978.23 in avg Site: WB WHITEFISH RIVER AT Kiva (spur road) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 2015 reported Brook Trout6,9407.95 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 16, 2014 reported Brook Trout3,25810.47 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 2013 reported Brook Trout6,5008.31 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 23, 2012 reported Brook Trout4,6948.43 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 13, 2011 reported Brook Trout10,9965.67 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 26, 2010 reported Brook Trout7,9905.12 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2009 1 record
2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 1, 2009 reported Brook Trout7,6004.92 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 1, 2008 reported Brook Trout7,4004.37 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2007 2 records
2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 2007 reported Brook Trout1,4985.04 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 25, 2007 reported Brook Trout6,4964.88 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 4, 2006 reported Brook Trout6,7915.12 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2005 1 record
2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 21, 2005 reported Brook Trout7,9955.04 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 1 record
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 1, 2004 reported Brook Trout6,9984.65 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2003 1 record
2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 17, 2003 reported Brook Trout4,9976.14 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 16, 2001 reported Brook Trout7,9005.39 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 2000 reported Brook Trout8005.59 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 14, 1999 reported Brook Trout8,0005.79 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 12, 1998 reported Brook Trout8,0004.06 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 1997 reported Brook Trout5,3406.22 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 2 records
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 5, 1996 reported Brook Trout2,7686.97 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 15, 1996 reported Brook Trout5,9506.81 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 24, 1995 reported Brook Trout8,0007.36 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 5, 1994 reported Brook Trout7,8006.93 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 2 records
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 20, 1993 reported Brook Trout11,4006.85 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 20, 1993 reported Brook Trout6,6006.85 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 19, 1992 reported Brook Trout8,0005.79 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 1 record
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 2, 1991 reported Brook Trout6,5305.91 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 1 record
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 31, 1990 reported Brook Trout6,5006.85 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 3, 1989 reported Brook Trout6,6006.5 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 1 record
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
April 26, 1988 reported Brook Trout2,8006.54 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 2 records
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 3, 1987 reported Brook Trout1,5005.87 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 4, 1987 reported Brook Trout2,1008.86 in avg Site: W BR WHITEFISH RIVER 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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