Spring Mill Pond

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, all in March. A 7.6-acre lake.

Livingston County · Michigan · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 25 212 days ago

best window 10:35 pm-12:35 am solunar major today

5 stockings 2026

625 fish reported

7.6 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Brown trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked Oct 14.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 25	Rainbow trout x 2 sections	adult	150	completed
Mar 25	Rainbow trout	adult	125	completed
Mar 25	Brown trout x 2 sections	adult	100	completed

When to fish Spring Mill Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:29-5:29 am and 4:44-5:44 pm
Tomorrow	10:59 am-12:59 pm	5:40-6:40 am and 5:06-6:06 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 Mar 25

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 (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Mill Creek	13 mi	Apr 30
Pontiac Lake	18 mi	Jul 9
Maceday Lake	21 mi	Mar 26
Belleville (Edison) Lake	22 mi	Jun 2
Paint Creek	33 mi	Apr 30

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Records from Michigan DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Michigan fishing regulations.