Black River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brook trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in May. The most-stocked water on the Gogebic County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Gogebic County · Michigan · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked Oct 14.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Brook trout x 2 sections | adult | 490 | completed |
When to fish Black River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:08-5:08 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:49 pm-12:49 am | 5:10-6:10 am and 4:27-5:27 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked May 12
- Flow 10% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Michigan fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (brook trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Lake | 15 mi | Mar 2 |
| Redboat Lake | 26 mi | May 4 |
| Plunkett Lake WI | 36 mi | 2026 season |
| Ontonagon River | 37 mi | Sep 9 |
| Cornelia Lake | 38 mi | May 4 |
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