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Lake Michigan Fish Stocking

Manistee County, Michigan · 1984 to 2023 on record

According to MDNR records, Lake Michigan has 35 stocking records on file across 2 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2023.

Lake Michigan stocking
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35
Stocking records
1,605,263
Fish reported stocked
2
Species
2023
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

25 seasons on record, most in the 2018 (3 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2023 · 35,268 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.

Most-stocked species

Lake Trout 33 records
Brown Trout 2 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Manistee 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 35,268 5.75" avg · Seneca Lake strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —

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Quick facts

Latest season 2023
Most stocked Lake Trout
Species Lake Trout, Brown Trout
County Manistee
Seasons on record 1984 – 2023
Fish reported 1,605,263
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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, Brown Trout.

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