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Lake Michigan Fish Stocking

Charlevoix County, Michigan · 1981 to 2024 on record

According to MDNR records, Lake Michigan has 552 stocking records on file across 2 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2024.

Lake Michigan stocking
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552
Stocking records
31,798,042
Fish reported stocked
2
Species
2024
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

41 seasons on record, most in the 2009 (26 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

11 records
2024 · 657,142 fish
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Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). Michigan's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month. Showing the most recent 25 of 41 seasons — the full history is listed below.

Most-stocked species

Lake Trout 551 records
Rainbow Trout 1 record

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Charlevoix County

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Lake Trout 64,090 6.61" avg · Lewis Lake strain —
Lake Trout 64,096 6.5" avg · Lewis Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 40,336 6.1" avg · Lewis Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 40,269 6.02" avg · Big (parry) Sound strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 63,990 6.26" avg · Seneca Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 64,089 6.18" avg · Big (parry) Sound strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 63,849 6.22" avg · Seneca Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 64,119 6.34" avg · Big (parry) Sound strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 64,048 6.46" avg · Lewis Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 64,144 6.42" avg · Big (parry) Sound strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —
Lake Trout 64,112 6.46" avg · Seneca Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —

A stocking record does not guarantee fish remain present or may legally be harvested. Check current Michigan fishing regulations →

Quick facts

Latest season 2024
Most stocked Lake Trout
Species Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
County Charlevoix
Seasons on record 1981 – 2024
Fish reported 31,798,042
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Data source

Compiled from public records published by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by MDNR.

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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MDNR records show Lake Michigan stocked with Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout.

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