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Red Cedar River

MI · Ingham

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

At a glance

County
Ingham County
Last stocked
April 28, 2026
Species
Rainbow trout, Brown trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow trout320018.404-28-2026
Brown trout4958.8809-07-2025
Rainbow trout318318.404-18-2025

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

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

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

Full Brown Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Grass Carp, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Pugnose Minnow, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse

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.