St. Marys River

Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record.

Chippewa County · Michigan · see it on the national map

5 stockings 2026

Jun 4 last stocked

72,009 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Atlantic salmon 4 stockings

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 13	Rainbow trout	adult	800	completed
Jun 3	Atlantic salmon	adult	11,904	completed
Jun 3	Atlantic salmon	adult	11,582	completed
Jun 3	Atlantic salmon	adult	26,290	completed
Jun 4	Atlantic salmon	adult	21,433	completed

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 salmon and steelhead (atlantic salmon stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)

Medium spinning rod	8 to 9 ft with 8 to 12 lb line; big water, big runs
Spoons and spinners	1/4 to 1/2 oz metal; cast across and swing through the run
Beads and egg imitations	drifted under a float where bait rules allow

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)

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
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

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
Caribou Lake	5.3 mi	Jul 2
Nunns Creek	32 mi	Apr 27
Dukes Lake	33 mi	May 4
Ocqueoc River	33 mi	Apr 30
Cheboygan River	34 mi	May 13

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