Thornapple River
MI · Kent
- 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
- Kent County
- Last stocked
- November 6, 2025
- Species
- Muskellunge
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskellunge | 815 | 22.5 | 11-06-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie
Rod: Stout, heavy casting rod, 7 to 9 feet. Trolling rods: 8 to 10 feet, medium-heavy, rated 20 to 40 lb.
Line: From 20 to 35 lb line up to 50 to 80 lb braid. Heavy braid is now the common choice.
Baits: live suckers about 10 to 14 inches
Lures: bucktail and inline spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Alaskan Stickleback, American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Grass Carp, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Southern Redbelly Dace, Spotfin Shiner
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.