Escanaba River
MI · Delta
- Stocked
- USGS gauge
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Delta County
- Last stocked
- October 3, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Walleye, Brook trout, Coho salmon
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 600 | 26.7 | 10-03-2026 |
| Brown trout | 700 | 26.7 | 09-26-2026 |
| Walleye | 724585 | 0.9 | 05-27-2026 |
| Brook trout | 12303 | 21.6 | 05-26-2026 |
| Brown trout | 1000 | 26.7 | 05-23-2026 |
| Brown trout | 57189 | 11.07 | 05-14-2026 |
| Coho salmon | 18225 | 15.7 | 05-06-2026 |
| Brook trout | 7995 | 16.2 | 11-04-2025 |
| Brown trout | 375 | 24.1 | 09-20-2025 |
| Brook trout | 6953 | 23.5 | 05-28-2025 |
| Brown trout | 47095 | 27.9, 12.52 | 05-14-2025 |
| Coho salmon | 79980 | 15, 15.0 | 05-07-2025 |
| Brook trout | 5000 | 16.7 | 11-13-2024 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Rainbow Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.
Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.
Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn
Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs
Brown Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.
Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish
Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Redbelly Dace, Western Blacknose Dace
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.