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Ess Lake Fish Stocking

Montmorency County, Michigan · 1990 to 2024 on record

According to MDNR records, Ess Lake has 19 stocking records on file across 1 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2024.

Ess Lake stocking
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19
Stocking records
205,980
Fish reported stocked
1
Species
2024
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

18 seasons on record, most in the 2009 (2 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2024 · 11,310 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

Walleye 19 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Montmorency County

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Walleye 11,310 1.6" avg · Muskegon strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

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Quick facts

Latest season 2024
Most stocked Walleye
Species Walleye
County Montmorency
Seasons on record 1990 – 2024
Fish reported 205,980
Coordinates —

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 Ess Lake stocked with Walleye.

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