Weekly updates on what's biting — plus DNR stocking records for every lake in Michigan.
| Date | Lake | County | Species | Quantity | Avg Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 | Platte River | Benzie | Coho Salmon | 7,468 | 5.7" |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Platte River | Benzie | Coho Salmon | 19,652 | 5.6" |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Thumb (Louise) Lake | — | Splake | 9,725 | 7.7" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Bear River (below dam in Petoskey) | Emmet | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 7.5" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Elk River | Antrim | Rainbow Trout | 7,500 | 7.5" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Grand River | Clinton | Coho Salmon | 25,580 | 5.5" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Grand River | Ottawa | Coho Salmon | 25,580 | 5.5" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Higgins Lake | Roscommon | Rainbow Trout | 21,897 | 7.6" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Manistee River | Crawford | Rainbow Trout | 31,722 | 7.2" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Manistee River | Wexford | Rainbow Trout | 31,722 | 7.2" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Muskegon River | Roscommon | Rainbow Trout | 10,400 | 7.6" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Muskegon River | Clare | Rainbow Trout | 10,400 | 7.6" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Paw Paw River | Berrien | Rainbow Trout | 13,860 | 7.7" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Mason | Brown Trout | 1,796 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Mason | Brown Trout | 1,798 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Mason | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Lake | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Mason | Brown Trout | 1,800 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Mason | Brown Trout | 3,000 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Pere Marquette River | Lake | Brown Trout | 3,000 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Arenac | Rainbow Trout | 28,358 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Ogemaw | Rainbow Trout | 28,358 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Arenac | Rainbow Trout | 15,977 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Ogemaw | Rainbow Trout | 15,977 | 7.3" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Arenac | Rainbow Trout | 4,250 | 7.8" |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Rifle River | Ogemaw | Rainbow Trout | 4,250 | 7.8" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Augusta Creek | Kalamazoo | Brown Trout | 1,700 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Augusta Creek | Kalamazoo | Brown Trout | 1,500 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Bear Creek | Allegan | Brown Trout | 690 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Bear Creek | Manistee | Brown Trout | 685 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Bear Creek | Manistee | Brown Trout | 690 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Bear Creek | Allegan | Brown Trout | 685 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Brush Creek | Montmorency | Brown Trout | 1,300 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Brush Creek | Van Buren | Brown Trout | 1,300 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Brush Creek | Montmorency | Brown Trout | 1,098 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Brush Creek | Van Buren | Brown Trout | 1,098 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | East & South Branch Paw Paw River | Van Buren | Brown Trout | 1,500 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | East & South Branch Paw Paw River | Van Buren | Brown Trout | 1,300 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Glen Lake | Leelanau | Lake Trout | 15,393 | 5.7" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Grand River | Ottawa | Coho Salmon | 25,580 | 5.5" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Grand River | Ottawa | Coho Salmon | 51,158 | 5.5" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Grand River | Clinton | Coho Salmon | 25,580 | 5.5" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Grand River | Clinton | Coho Salmon | 51,158 | 5.5" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Gun River | Allegan | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 4.9" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Higgins Lake | Roscommon | Brown Trout | 4,000 | 7.4" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Higgins Lake | Roscommon | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | 7.6" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Higgins Lake | Roscommon | Brown Trout | 20,798 | 7.7" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Huron River | Oakland | Rainbow Trout | 32,135 | 7.8" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Huron River | Baraga | Rainbow Trout | 32,135 | 7.8" |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Jordan River | Antrim | Rainbow Trout | 8,499 | 7.6" |