When was Lake Michigan last stocked?

The most recent stocking season on record for Lake Michigan is 2026. Michigan's source reports by season, not an exact date.

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Lake Michigan Fish Stocking

Delta County, Michigan · 1979 to 2026 on record

According to MDNR records, Lake Michigan has 682 stocking records on file across 16 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2026.

Walleye Brown Trout Splake Chinook Salmon Yellow Perch Rainbow Trout Northern Pike Coho Salmon Lake Trout Smallmouth Bass Bluegill Brook Trout Largemouth Bass Muskellunge Hybrid Sunfish Lake Sturgeon

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682

Stocking records

24,903,270

Fish reported stocked

Species

2026

Latest season

Stocking activity by season

48 seasons on record, most in the 2002 (32 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

4 records

2026 · 218,334 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 48 seasons — the full history is listed below.

Most-stocked species

Walleye 459 records

Brown Trout 99 records

Splake 52 records

Chinook Salmon 22 records

Yellow Perch 13 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Delta County

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Walleye 23,317 1.46" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 125,310 1.46" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 9,882 1.77" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 59,825 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 7,200 5.91" avg —

Walleye 40,698 1.77" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 21,211 1.26" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 15,931 1.26" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 56,436 1.63" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 13,604 1.26" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 12,202 1.3" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 4,044 2.3" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 22,250 1.85" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 42,357 1.64" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 21,823 1.85" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 30,804 1.67" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,155 5.26" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 331 5.1" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,357 5.3" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 106,109 1.64" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 2,000 9.49" avg —

Coho Salmon 47,300 5.67" avg · Michigan strain —

Walleye 33,742 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,247 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 66,125 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 680 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,295 1.77" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 39,337 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 6,327 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 12,709 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 7,462 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 71,978 1.58" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 75,060 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,317 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,230 2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,250 3.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Walleye 26,742 1.48" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 155,352 1.53" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 89,221 1.48" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 44,850 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 44,800 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 32,258 2.53" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,419 2.53" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 5,017 2.53" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 7,440 3.83" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 6,868 4.41" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 44,750 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 10,374 7.8" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 10,200 7.8" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 14,900 4.97" avg · Sturgeon River strain —

Coho Salmon 25,468 5.59" avg · Michigan strain —

Walleye 99,347 2.17" avg · St. Marys River strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 750,000 0.35" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 274,900 0.35" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 16,073 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,857 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 123,671 2.2" avg · St. Marys River strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 124,676 2.2" avg · St. Marys River strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 124,239 2.2" avg · St. Marys River strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 338 5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 29,884 1.7" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 17,035 1.7" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,498 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,882 5.79" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 13,842 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 9,000 7.6" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 8,998 7.6" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 9,000 7.6" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 9,000 7.52" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 26,915 5.33" avg · Sturgeon River strain —

Chinook Salmon 18,662 3.15" avg · Michigan strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —

Muskellunge 4,988 8.35" avg · Great Lakes strain —

Walleye 29,032 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,969 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,739 2.07" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 13,268 2.07" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 30,476 2.07" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 11,388 2.1" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 94,676 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 42,331 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 13,308 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 20,360 2.1" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 29,032 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 8,624 7.95" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 8,622 7.95" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 8,519 8.11" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 7,242 5.12" avg · Sturgeon River strain —

Brown Trout 3,000 7.72" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 8,624 7.72" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 8,943 7.72" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Muskellunge 4,984 8.78" avg · Great Lakes strain —

Walleye 1,000,000 0.12" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 31,040 2.13" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 82,373 1.9" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 62,150 1.9" avg · St. Marys River strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 11,420 2.21" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 23,884 1.59" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,181 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 15,242 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 34,154 2.12" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 24,803 1.59" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 37,538 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 35,639 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 88,390 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 44,750 1.51" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 44,450 1.51" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 600 10" avg —

Brown Trout 11,400 6.72" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 14,245 4.33" avg · Sturgeon River strain · marked: left ventral clip —

Brown Trout 2,850 6.72" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 10,998 6.3" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Walleye 16,949 1.67" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 43,936 1.67" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 15,754 1.78" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 6,678 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 500 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 706 7.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 5,000 9" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 534 7.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

Walleye 40,898 1.67" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline (double mark) —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 14,582 3.46" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 14,250 4.99" avg · Sturgeon River strain · marked: left ventral clip —

Brown Trout 2,850 6.98" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 11,400 6.98" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 10,199 7.68" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 10,200 7.68" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 10,199 7.68" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Walleye 738 8.03" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 23,821 1.06" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 3,591 1.06" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 26,425 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 20,837 1.74" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 18,700 1.74" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 5,044 1.74" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 5,700 7.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 447 8.03" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 360 11.96" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 13,680 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 11,396 6.86" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 12,496 6.57" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 12,500 6.69" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 12,498 6.69" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 2,848 6.86" avg · Wild Rose strain · marked: right ventral clip —

Brown Trout 14,247 5.55" avg · Sturgeon River strain · marked: left ventral clip —

Walleye 17,600 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 20,600 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 17,978 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 5,650 7" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 8,623 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 5,623 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 7,755 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 27,926 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 200 2.52" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 33,450 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 16,997 6.34" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 11,603 6.34" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 16,995 6.34" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Brown Trout 14,395 6.65" avg · Gilchrist Creek strain —

Chinook Salmon 11,000 3.5" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Chinook Salmon 10,000 3.5" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 7,476 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 5,696 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 21,980 1.99" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 4,840 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 45,290 1.99" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 10,398 1.86" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 30,254 1.87" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 22,212 1.86" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 89,220 1.86" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 22,200 5.94" avg · Seeforellen strain —

Chinook Salmon 8,058 3.07" avg · Michigan strain —

Chinook Salmon 9,046 3.07" avg · Michigan strain —

Walleye 104,908 1.75" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 143,450 1.34" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 51,265 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 45,740 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 51,152 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 27,750 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 29,900 1.98" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 70,251 1.98" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 128,000 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 78,031 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 15,500 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 23,248 5.87" avg · Seeforellen strain —

Chinook Salmon 8,000 3.39" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Chinook Salmon 8,998 3.39" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Splake 26,180 6.02" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 14,060 6.02" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 18,490 1.71" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 54,550 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 28,800 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 36,600 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 31,600 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 141,075 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 93,366 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 13,650 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 23,650 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 70,860 1.71" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 33,275 2.28" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 21,800 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 7,290 5.16" avg · Seeforellen strain —

Chinook Salmon 15,000 3.5" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Splake 7,770 7.2" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 10,050 7.24" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 20,500 7.05" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 750 2.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 34,894 1.54" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 11,500 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 99,532 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 32,799 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 60,550 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 3,354 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 21,443 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 69,450 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,400 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 12,826 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 5,985 2.28" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,000 2.28" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 33,500 2.28" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 37,600 2.28" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 12,226 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 19,103 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,140 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 3,309 5.79" avg · Seeforellen strain —

Splake 17,280 7.05" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 15,264 7.72" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 4,956 7.83" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 4,139 7.8" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 5,300 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 21,000 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 128,500 1.61" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 19,000 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 40,500 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 7,400 1.73" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 32,200 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 820 5.98" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,406 1.69" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 7,700 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 5,540 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 11,650 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 15,750 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 9,500 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 23,640 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 57,900 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Bluegill 1,657 7.01" avg —

Bluegill 600 7.01" avg —

Rainbow Trout 5,000 7.05" avg · Michigan strain · marked: right pectoral clip —

Rainbow Trout 5,145 7.8" avg · Michigan strain · marked: adipose, coded wire tag —

Splake 12,600 7.44" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 11,680 7.56" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 13,224 7.17" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 88,000 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 76,300 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 17,740 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 125,126 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 54,920 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 31,157 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,166 2.32" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 1,600 2.32" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,800 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 833 2.32" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 7,549 2.24" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 160 2.24" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 106,677 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,000 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 6,680 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,670 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 7,620 8.03" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 4,140 7.76" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 1,400 7.17" avg · Soda Lake strain —

Brown Trout 11,340 7.91" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 40,000 3.46" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Splake 36,686 8.54" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 18,684 7.48" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 13,984 7.09" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 12,843 7.09" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 34,850 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 36,000 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 79,625 1.97" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 51,894 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 114,300 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,100 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 9,700 3.31" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 55,050 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Yellow Perch 128,836 1.1" avg —

Yellow Perch 16,566 4.02" avg —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 9,950 7.72" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Brown Trout 9,950 7.99" avg · Wild Rose strain —

Northern Pike 413,179 0.12" avg —

Splake 16,580 4.49" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 33,000 6.81" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 300 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 45,084 1.42" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 62,087 1.42" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 43,700 2.09" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 28,900 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 19,600 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 15,100 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,930 2.99" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 5,900 2.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 4,200 2.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,200 2.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 44,500 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 10,500 2.6" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,000 2.01" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 26,200 2.09" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 13,000 6.57" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Brown Trout 7,000 6.57" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Chinook Salmon 58,000 3.03" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Lake Sturgeon 4 10.43" avg · marked: right outside ventral barbel —

Northern Pike 39 27.99" avg —

Splake 54,800 4.88" avg · Hybrid strain —

Splake 44,400 4.84" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 44,519 1.5" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 42,720 2.05" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 34,895 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 80,588 1.89" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 79,168 2.05" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 202,906 2.36" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 19,271 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 87,086 2.32" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 102,906 2.32" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 164 5.12" avg · Bay De Noc strain · marked: left pectoral clip —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brook Trout 45,000 3.9" avg · Owhi strain —

Brook Trout 40,000 2.2" avg · Owhi strain —

Brown Trout 9,500 7.01" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Brown Trout 10,000 5.35" avg · Soda Lake strain —

Brown Trout 9,500 6.93" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Chinook Salmon 24,000 3.15" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Chinook Salmon 100,000 3.11" avg · Michigan strain · marked: oxytetracycline —

Walleye 69,419 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 72,110 1.65" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,700 5" avg —

Walleye 83,283 1.81" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase

Brown Trout 14,000 6.54" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Brown Trout 6,000 6.69" avg · Plymouth Rock strain —

Chinook Salmon 74,823 3.03" avg · Michigan strain —

Chinook Salmon 101,201 2.99" avg · Michigan strain —

Splake 44,000 4.76" avg · Hybrid strain —

Walleye 110,963 2.17" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 41,539 1.93" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 14,304 2.56" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 59,310 2.17" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 2,775,000 0.39" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Walleye 5,695 2.2" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

Yellow Perch 3,796 4.61" avg —

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Quick facts

Latest season 2026

Most stocked Walleye

Species Walleye, Brown Trout, Splake, Chinook Salmon, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Hybrid Sunfish, Lake Sturgeon

County Delta

Seasons on record 1979 – 2026

Fish reported 24,903,270

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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Frequently asked questions

MDNR records show Lake Michigan stocked with Walleye, Brown Trout, Splake, Chinook Salmon, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike, Coho Salmon, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Hybrid Sunfish, Lake Sturgeon.

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