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Over six million fish stocked in Wisconsin waters last year

Your opportunity to catch more fish this season looks pretty good after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its numbers of the total fish stocked throughout the state in 2022.  Over six million fish were stocked in 2022 to fill stocking quotas established by fisheries biologists.  Walleyes topped the species list for Wisconsin’s inland bodies of water with nearly 1.6 million fish planted.  Lake Michigan saw over 475,000 brown trout and over one million Chinook salmon stocked last year.

Every year, the DNR raises millions of yearlings and fingerling fish to boost natural fish populations, maintain or restore fisheries, and support recreational fishing opportunities. 

You can see the complete 2022 inland and Great Lakes stocking summary below. 

 

2022 INLAND STOCKING SUMMARY

 Species

 Total Number Stocked

 Brook trout

 232,896

 Brown trout

 315,981

 Lake sturgeon

 12,421

 Lake trout

 78,099

 Largemouth bass

 114,241

 Muskellunge

 41,970

 Northern pike

 48,181

 Rainbow trout

 267,198

 Walleye

 1,588,918

 

Below is a list of the fish stocked into Lake Michigan (LM), Lake Superior (LS) and their tributaries in 2022.

2022 GREAT LAKES STOCKING SUMMARY

 Species

 Total Number Stocked

 Brook trout (LM)

 50,021

 Brown trout

 475,701 (LM)

 140,839 (LS)

 Chinook salmon (LM)

 893,650

 145,095*

 Coho salmon (LM)

 412,273

 Lake sturgeon (LM)

 4,185

 Lake trout (LS)

 88,027

 Muskellunge (LM)

 3,029

 Steelhead (LM)

 850,772

 150,497*

 Splake (LS)

 47,770

 Walleye (LS)

 109,850

*These fish were raised by the Michigan DNR and were stocked by Wisconsin DNR staff. They helped supplement Wisconsin DNR stocking quotas but are not included in the Wisconsin DNR’s stocking database.

 

 

(photo courtesy of Wisconsin DNR from 2022 fish stocking of Forestville Dam)

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