Weekly updates on what's biting — plus DNR stocking records for every lake in Michigan.
| Date | Lake | County | Species | Quantity | Avg Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | St. Marys River | Chippewa | Rainbow Trout | 20,000 | 7.4" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Sturgeon River | Delta | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 11.0" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Sturgeon River | Otsego | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 11.0" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Montmorency | Coho Salmon | 43,392 | 5.3" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Alpena | Atlantic Salmon | 15,049 | 6.7" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Montmorency | Atlantic Salmon | 15,049 | 6.7" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Alpena | Coho Salmon | 43,392 | 5.3" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Waiska Bay, Lake Superior | — | Brook Trout | 8,000 | 5.7" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | White River | Oceana | Brown Trout | 9,900 | 7.5" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | White River | Newaygo | Brown Trout | 9,900 | 7.5" |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Whitefish River | Delta | Rainbow Trout | 12,263 | 7.9" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Bed Spring Lake | Marquette | Brook Trout | 224 | 8.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Big Sable River (below Hamlin Lake) | Mason | Brown Trout | 3,000 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Big Sable River (below Hamlin Lake) | Mason | Brown Trout | 2,000 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Blue Creek | Berrien | Brown Trout | 1,100 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Brandywine Creek | Berrien | Brown Trout | 890 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Carp River | Mackinac | Rainbow Trout | 9,499 | 7.6" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Carp River | Marquette | Rainbow Trout | 9,499 | 7.6" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Cedar River | Menominee | Rainbow Trout | 17,249 | 8.1" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Cedar River | Antrim | Rainbow Trout | 17,249 | 8.1" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Center Lake | Osceola | Rainbow Trout | 2,100 | 7.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron | Cheboygan | Rainbow Trout | 26,309 | 7.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron | Cheboygan | Rainbow Trout | 13,691 | 7.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Condon Lake | Newaygo | Rainbow Trout | 570 | 7.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Dowagiac Creek | Cass | Brown Trout | 2,800 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Dowagiac Creek | Cass | Brown Trout | 1,500 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Dowagiac River | Cass | Brown Trout | 3,000 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Dowagiac River | Cass | Brown Trout | 3,700 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Fortune Pond | Iron | Rainbow Trout | 999 | 7.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Guernsey Lake | Kalkaska | Brown Trout | 2,998 | 7.5" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Kalamazoo River | Kalamazoo | Walleye | 1,300,000 | 0.1" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Kalamazoo River | Allegan | Walleye | 1,300,000 | 0.1" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Lake Geneserath | Charlevoix | Walleye | 977,500 | 0.2" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Manistique Quarry Lake | — | Rainbow Trout | 258 | 7.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | McCoy Creek | — | Brown Trout | 1,200 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Mill Creek | St. Clair | Brown Trout | 1,200 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Mill Creek | Cheboygan | Brown Trout | 1,200 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Silver Lake | Grand Traverse | Walleye | 450,000 | 0.2" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Silver Lake | Washtenaw | Walleye | 450,000 | 0.2" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | South Branch Galien River | Berrien | Brown Trout | 890 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | South Branch Galien River | Berrien | Brown Trout | 690 | 5.3" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | South Kidney Lake | — | Brook Trout | 200 | 8.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Strawberry Lake | Dickinson | Brook Trout | 550 | 8.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Strawberry Lake | Marquette | Brook Trout | 550 | 8.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Swanzy Lake | Marquette | Brook Trout | 600 | 8.7" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Montmorency | Brown Trout | 2,000 | 4.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Alpena | Brown Trout | 2,000 | 4.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Montmorency | Brown Trout | 1,400 | 4.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Alpena | Brown Trout | 1,400 | 4.8" |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Thunder Bay River | Montmorency | Brown Trout | 1,300 | 4.8" |