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Michigan Fish Stocking Report and Schedule, Fall 2026

Michigan reports stockings after hatchery paperwork clears, which can lag a few weeks. Chinook, coho, steelhead, and walleye alongside the trout.

Data checked 2026-10-15 · source: Michigan DNR

779 stocking entries on the 2026 Michigan record, across 315 waters in 70 counties, from Michigan DNR. The published counts add up to 26,663,092 fish.

Stocking runs January through July and again September, heaviest in April.

What goes in: brown trout, rainbow trout, walleye and lake trout, and 4 more species.

This page adds live water level and temperature on 54 gauged waters and a page for every county that gets fish.

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  • Calendar (iCal) Copy this link, then in Google Calendar choose Other calendars, From URL. Announced dates land on your calendar and stay current.
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Today: Michigan fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings

779 stocking records 2026
315 waters
26,663,092 fish reported

Stocked in the last 45 days

DateWaterCountySpecies Fish
Sep 18 Monterey Lake Allegan Yellow perch 1,000
Sep 9 Ontonagon River Ontonagon Lake sturgeon 226
Sep 9 Ontonagon River Ontonagon Lake sturgeon 225

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. Spring through fall, reported after the fact.

Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 26
Apr 312
May 305
Jun 116
Jul 14
Aug ·
Sep 4
Oct ·
Nov ·
Dec ·

What gets stocked

SpeciesStockings Fish
Brown trout 239 966,840
Rainbow trout 200 1,821,544
Walleye 107 17,394,034
Lake trout 68 2,798,908
Brook trout 60 66,562
Coho salmon 30 1,369,914
Splake 22 174,818
Chinook salmon 17 1,787,869

All stocked waters

Every Michigan water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Alcona County 4

Alger County 9

Allegan County 7

Alpena County 1

Antrim County 3

Baraga County 4

Barry County 3

Benzie County 3

Berrien County 10

Branch County 2

Calhoun County 2

Cass County 6

Charlevoix County 3

Cheboygan County 5

Chippewa County 8

Clare County 3

Crawford County 3

Delta County 11

Eaton County 3

Emmet County 1

Gladwin County 4

Gogebic County 7

Grand Traverse County 4

Hillsdale County 3

Houghton County 4

Ingham County 1

Ionia County 6

Iosco County 5

Iron County 4

Isabella County 1

Jackson County 2

Kalamazoo County 3

Kalkaska County 6

Kent County 7

Keweenaw County 2

Lake County 1

Leelanau County 1

Lenawee County 1

Livingston County 1

Luce County 14

Mackinac County 4

Macomb County 1

Manistee County 5

Marquette County 16

Mason County 5

Mecosta County 2

Menominee County 2

Missaukee County 2

Montcalm County 5

Montmorency County 7

Muskegon County 4

Newaygo County 3

Oakland County 5

Oceana County 3

Ogemaw County 4

Ontonagon County 3

Osceola County 2

Oscoda County 5

Otsego County 11

Ottawa County 3

Presque Isle County 4

Roscommon County 1

Saginaw County 1

Saint Clair County 1

Saint Joseph County 1

Schoolcraft County 11

Van Buren County 6

Washtenaw County 1

Wayne County 1

Wexford County 3

Questions about Michigan stocking

When does Michigan stock fish?
Michigan DNR stocked fish January through July and again September in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Sep 18.
Can I see Michigan stocking by county?
Yes. Every one of the 70 Michigan counties with stocked water has its own page listing that county's waters, its recent stockings and any dates announced ahead.
Is there a printable Michigan stocking schedule?
Yes. The print view on this page lays the Michigan schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
How do I get Michigan stocking updates automatically?
This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Michigan, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
How current is this Michigan stocking information?
The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Michigan DNR's own publications. It was last read Oct 15. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
Which Michigan waters have live conditions?
54 Michigan waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
All rows come from Michigan DNR publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Michigan fishing regulations.