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Saginaw River

MI · Bay

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Bay County
Last stocked
May 7, 2026
Species
Lake sturgeon
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Lake sturgeon238.305-07-2026

Gear for the fish stocked here

Lake Sturgeon

Rod: Stout medium-heavy to heavy rod, similar to a muskie rod.

Line: Braided line, 50 lb or more; many use 80 to 100 lb.

Baits: a ball of 3 to 5 nightcrawlers, often with a minnow or two

Full Lake Sturgeon gear guide

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Likely species (watershed)

Channel Darter, Muskellunge, Silver Lamprey

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.