Just Over 9 Million More Fish to Catch in Mi Thanks to DNR

Michigan has some of the best freshwater fishing in the entire country. Fishing will be even better because the DNR added over 9 million fish to nearly 700 locations.

Michigan Fishing

Michigan has a pretty good balance of all 4-seasons and there is a huge variety of fish to catch year-round.

Michigan is surrounded by the largest bodies of freshwater in the world and they are filled with salmon, coho salmon, brown trout, steelhead, lake trout, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, whitefish, largemouth bass, splake, skamania, and more.

One of the reasons the fishing is so good in Michigan is the hard work the Michigan Department of Natural Resources does to maintain the number of fish. In the 1960s the DNR introduced Chinook and Pacific coho salmon into the Great Lakes. It was in the 1970s when the DNR saw the need to stock fish in the Great Lakes as well as rivers, streams, and inland lakes.

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The DNR Has Stocked Over 9 Million Fish So Far in 2024

What happens in the spring and fall will make the 2024 fall fishing even better because the DNR has stocked 10 species and 1 hybrid of over 9 million fish in nearly 700 locations around Michigan.

According to the DNR press release, 17 specialized trucks made 451 trips of more than 100,000 miles in 2,829 hours stocking 691 locations with fish. That is amazing for those who love fishing in Michigan.

Here is a list of fish added to Michigan waters:

• Lake Trout
• Brook Trout
• Splake (Hybrid of Lake Trout and Brook Trout)
• Steelhead
• Chinook Salmon
• Rainbow Trout
• Atlantic Salmon
• Skamania
• Muskellunge
• Channel Catfish
• Walleye
• Lake Sturgeon

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To see exactly where the fish were stocked click here.