Michigan Fish Stocking 2016 | DNR Records & Lake Data | Michigan Fishing

1,322 Stocking events
2016

367 Lakes
in period

12 Species
stocked

48 Years of
DNR data

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Stocking Activity, 2016 by Month

Monthly breakdown for 2016. Darker = more events. Click a month to filter.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Top Stocked Lakes in 2016

Top 10 lakes sorted by stocking frequency. Click any lake for its full history.

📍 Allegan County

Brown Trout Chinook Salmon Lake Herring +4 more

⚓ 78 stockings 🐠 2,570,259 fish stocked

📍 Antrim County

Brown Trout Chinook Salmon Lake Herring +4 more

⚓ 71 stockings 🐠 2,342,836 fish stocked

📍 Wexford County

Brown Trout Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon +1 more

⚓ 28 stockings 🐠 537,580 fish stocked

Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron

📍 Cheboygan County

Atlantic Salmon Lake Trout Rainbow Trout +1 more

⚓ 26 stockings 🐠 1,680,179 fish stocked

📍 Crawford County

Brown Trout Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon +1 more

⚓ 26 stockings 🐠 388,545 fish stocked

📍 Roscommon County

Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Walleye

⚓ 25 stockings 🐠 276,828 fish stocked

📍 Clare County

Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Walleye

⚓ 21 stockings 🐠 270,483 fish stocked

📍 Clinton County

Brown Trout Channel Catfish Chinook Salmon +4 more

⚓ 19 stockings 🐠 6,322,195 fish stocked

📍 Ottawa County

Brown Trout Channel Catfish Chinook Salmon +4 more

⚓ 19 stockings 🐠 6,322,195 fish stocked

📍 St. Clair County

Brook Trout Brown Trout Chinook Salmon +3 more

⚓ 16 stockings 🐠 98,409 fish stocked

Species Stocked: 2016

Fish species with the most stocking activity in 2016, ranked by event count.

341 events · 110 lakes

286 events · 153 lakes

208 events · 125 lakes

128 events · 27 lakes

120 events · 76 lakes

54 events · 15 lakes

36 events · 10 lakes

26 events · 22 lakes

24 events · 2 lakes

19 events · 17 lakes

Atlantic Salmon

15 events · 7 lakes

12 events · 12 lakes

Top Counties: 2016

Counties with the most DNR stocking activity in 2016. Click any county to browse its lakes.

Cheboygan County

Marquette County

Crawford County

Roscommon County

St. Clair County

Mackinac County

Confirmed Stockings

Actual DNR stocking events for 2016. 1,322 total events on record.

Dec 7, 2016

Glen Lake

Rainbow Trout · Leelanau County

46,752

Dec 7, 2016

Crystal Lake

Rainbow Trout · Benzie County

40,000

Nov 29, 2016

Lake Perrault

Brook Trout · Houghton County

165

Nov 28, 2016

Castle Lake

Brook Trout · Gogebic County

150

Nov 28, 2016

Fortune Pond

Brook Trout · Iron County

300

Nov 23, 2016

Lake Columbia

Yellow Perch · Jackson County

2,000

Nov 23, 2016

Lake Columbia

Walleye · Jackson County

2,000

Nov 22, 2016

Courtney Lake

Brook Trout · Ontonagon County

180

Nov 22, 2016

Roland Lake

Brook Trout · Baraga County

180

Nov 22, 2016

Alberta Pond

Brook Trout · Baraga County

175

Nov 18, 2016

Bear Lake

Brook Trout · Manistee County

100

Nov 18, 2016

Mirror Lake

Brook Trout · Alger County

140

Nov 17, 2016

Sturgeon River

Lake Sturgeon · Otsego County

7

Nov 17, 2016

Sturgeon River

Lake Sturgeon · Delta County

7

Nov 10, 2016

Roxbury Pond East

Black Crappie · Chippewa County

150

Nov 10, 2016

Lake Michigan (Muskegon & White Lake pier/channel)

Muskellunge · Muskegon County

3,818

Nov 9, 2016

Lake Winyah

Muskellunge · Alpena County

2,285

Nov 9, 2016

Lake Ovid

Muskellunge · Clinton County

410

Nov 9, 2016

Ross Lake

Muskellunge · Schoolcraft County

420

Nov 7, 2016

Gull Lake

Lake Trout · Kalamazoo County

104

Nov 6, 2016

Long Lake

Walleye · Alpena County

2,950

Nov 6, 2016

Long Lake

Walleye · Grand Traverse County

2,950

Nov 4, 2016

Murray Lake

Muskellunge · Kent County

639

Nov 3, 2016

Long Lake

Walleye · Alpena County

500

Nov 3, 2016

Hemlock Lake

Walleye · Hillsdale County

500

Nov 3, 2016

Long Lake

Walleye · Grand Traverse County

500

Nov 3, 2016

Hemlock Lake

Walleye · Cass County

500

Nov 3, 2016

Gull Lake

Lake Trout · Kalamazoo County

60

Nov 3, 2016

Gull Lake

Lake Trout · Kalamazoo County

45

Nov 3, 2016

Teal Lake

Muskellunge · Marquette County

699

Nov 2, 2016

Lake Michigan

Muskellunge · Allegan County

4,988

Nov 2, 2016

Torch Lake

Atlantic Salmon · Antrim County

21,304

Nov 2, 2016

Torch Lake

Atlantic Salmon · Antrim County

20,669

Nov 2, 2016

Lake Michigan

Muskellunge · Antrim County

4,988

Nov 1, 2016

Townline Lake

Redear Sunfish · Schoolcraft County

600

Nov 1, 2016

Townline Lake

Yellow Perch · Schoolcraft County

800

Nov 1, 2016

Townline Lake

Black Crappie · Schoolcraft County

691

Nov 1, 2016

Maceday Lake

Lake Trout · Oakland County

25

Nov 1, 2016

Maceday Lake

Lake Trout · Oakland County

200

Nov 1, 2016

Maceday Lake

Lake Trout · Oakland County

55

About Michigan Fish Stocking in 2016

How many fish were stocked in Michigan in 2016?

The DNR logged 1,322 stocking events across 367 lakes in 2016. Click any month in the activity chart above to see the breakdown for that specific month.

Which counties were most active in 2016?

Allegan County led all counties in 2016 with 99 stocking events across 12 lakes. See the full county breakdown on this page.

Where does the stocking data come from?

All records are sourced directly from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and synced regularly. Nothing is estimated, every event shown came from the official DNR stocking report dating back to 1979.

Can I get notified when my lake is stocked?

Yes. Every free account includes 1 stocking alert: you get an email when the DNR adds a new stocking record for your chosen lake or species, the same day the data hits our system. Fishing Pro removes the cap so you can track as many lakes and species as you like.