DNR adds more than 18 million fish to Michigan waters. What to know

TheMichiganDepartmentofNaturalResourcessaysithasstockpiledMichiganwaterswith18millionfishsofarthisyear. Fishstocking,aprocessinwhichofficialsraiseandreleasebothcoolandcoldwaterspeciesinstatewaters,occursyear-round,withadditionalfishstockingsplannedforthefall. In2025,theDNRhasstocked18,958,000fish,requiring417stockingtrips.Thefishstockedtotaledmorethan331.5tons,andconsistedof10differentspeciesandonehybrid. Crewsworked2,345hoursandtraveledjustover91,000milesin17specializedstockingtruckstogettothe716stockingsitesacrossMichigan,theDNRsaid. “WehadanotherexcellentspringandsummerstockingseasonthatwillbringecologicalbenefitsandfishingopportunitiestoMichigananglers,”saidAaronSwitzer,DNRfishproductionmanager.“Thankstothehardworkanddedicationofourstaff,healthy,high-qualityfishwererearedanddeliveredtostockingsitesinexcellentcondition.Thenumbersproducedandstockedhitthetargetsformostareas.” Whattoknowaboutfishstock