Tamarack Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 8 times in 2026, all in May; 13,350 fish reported. The most-stocked water on the Montcalm County record for 2026.
Montcalm County · Michigan · see it on the national map
Water temp 53 °F at LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR OAK GROVE, MI, 1 km away USGS site 04121944 · read 8:00 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked Oct 14.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 1,000 | completed |
| May 21 | Rainbow trout | adult | 1,300 | completed |
| May 21 | Rainbow trout | adult | 2,700 | completed |
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 2,300 | completed |
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 1,550 | completed |
| May 21 | Rainbow trout | adult | 900 | completed |
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 700 | completed |
| May 21 | Brown trout | adult | 2,900 | completed |
When to fish Tamarack Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:20 am-12:20 pm and 10:43 pm-12:43 am | 4:37-5:37 am and 4:51-5:51 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:06 am-1:06 pm | 5:48-6:48 am and 5:13-6:13 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
- Water 53 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
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 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Muskegon River | 4.1 mi | Apr 7 |
| Lincoln Lake | 17 mi | Jun 9 |
| Fremont Lake | 19 mi | Jun 3 |
| Clifford Lake | 21 mi | May 29 |
| North Branch Crockery Creek | 24 mi | May 21 |
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