North Branch Crockery Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in May; 1,070 fish reported. One of 3 stocked waters on the Ottawa County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked Oct 14.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 390 | completed |
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 680 | completed |
When to fish North Branch Crockery Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:44 pm-12:44 am | 4:38-5:38 am and 4:53-5:53 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:08 am-1:08 pm | 5:49-6:49 am and 5:14-6:14 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 Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked May 21
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 (brown trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Creek | 3.6 mi | May 21 |
| Crockery Creek | 13 mi | May 21 |
| Mona Lake | 16 mi | Jun 9 |
| Muskegon River | 17 mi | May 19 |
| Fremont Lake | 18 mi | Jun 3 |
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