Where Lake Sturgeon has been stocked
Record counts below are for Lake Sturgeon at each water.
Cheboygan County
Black River
63 Lake Sturgeon records · 59,525 fish
Latest
2025
Cheboygan County
Sturgeon River
55 Lake Sturgeon records · 12,499 fish
Latest
2025
Otsego County
Sturgeon River
39 Lake Sturgeon records · 3,576 fish
Latest
2025
Ontonagon County
Ontonagon River
34 Lake Sturgeon records · 55,658 fish
Latest
2025
Cheboygan County
Mullett Lake
30 Lake Sturgeon records · 27,420 fish
Latest
2025
Menominee County
Cedar River
25 Lake Sturgeon records · 7,462 fish
Latest
2025
Manistee County
Manistee River
25 Lake Sturgeon records · 3,247 fish
Latest
2025
Grand Traverse County
Boardman River
20 Lake Sturgeon records · 1,560 fish
Latest
2025
Cheboygan County
Burt Lake
9 Lake Sturgeon records · 16,695 fish
Latest
2025
Midland County
Tittabawassee River
18 Lake Sturgeon records · 2,035 fish
Latest
2024
Saginaw County
Cass River
16 Lake Sturgeon records · 1,633 fish
Latest
2024
Genesee County
Flint River
16 Lake Sturgeon records · 1,692 fish
Latest
2024
Saginaw County
Shiawassee River
16 Lake Sturgeon records · 1,628 fish
Latest
2024
Allegan County
Kalamazoo River
15 Lake Sturgeon records · 1,999 fish
Latest
2024
Cheboygan County
Black Lake
11 Lake Sturgeon records · 18,111 fish
Latest
2023
Otsego County
Otsego Lake
27 Lake Sturgeon records · 23,877 fish
Latest
2022
Delta County
West Branch Whitefish River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 230 fish
Latest
2019
Delta County
Whitefish River
15 Lake Sturgeon records · 8,311 fish
Latest
2017
Cheboygan County
West Branch Sturgeon River
3 Lake Sturgeon records · 196 fish
Latest
2017
Cheboygan County
Kleber Pond
34 Lake Sturgeon records · 17,497 fish
Latest
2016
Cheboygan County
Tower Pond
29 Lake Sturgeon records · 57,823 fish
Latest
2016
Baraga County
Sturgeon River
6 Lake Sturgeon records · 31,153 fish
Latest
2016
Emmet County
East Branch Maple River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 4,000 fish
Latest
2013
Otsego County
Pigeon River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 6,994 fish
Latest
2013
Wayne County
Detroit River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 16 fish
Latest
2010
Alger County
Au Train River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 1 fish
Latest
2009
Menominee County
Menominee River
2 Lake Sturgeon records · 5,563 fish
Latest
1999
Saint Clair County
St. Clair River
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 3,565 fish
Latest
1999
Dickinson County
Menominee River
12 Lake Sturgeon records · 28,367 fish
Latest
1997
Luce County
Manistique Lake
5 Lake Sturgeon records · 31,176 fish
Latest
1993
Delta County
Lake Michigan
1 Lake Sturgeon records · 4 fish
Latest
1991
Data source
Compiled from public records published by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Figures are stocking records reported by the agency, not current fish populations. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by MDNR.
Source: MDNR. Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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