Big Sable River
MI · Mason
- Stocked
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Mason County
- Last stocked
- May 13, 2026
- Species
- Brown trout, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 4700 | 13.52 | 05-13-2026 |
| Chinook salmon | 99452 | 9.3 | 04-30-2026 |
| Coho salmon | 14918 | 13.8 | 04-07-2026 |
| Coho salmon | 15951 | 13.8 | 04-06-2026 |
| Chinook salmon | 101059 | 9.4 | 05-05-2025 |
| Brown trout | 5000 | 13.42 | 04-28-2025 |
| Coho salmon | 34800 | 14.4 | 04-23-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
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
Chinook Salmon
Rod: Trolling: 8.5 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy downrigger rods. Rivers: 8.5 to 9 foot drift rods rated 15 to 30 lb.
Line: 15 lb mono for big-lake trolling; 20 to 25 lb for drift fishing for river Chinook.
Baits: salmon roe or spawn bags, cut bait, sand shrimp
Lures: spoons, flasher or dodger with a fly or cut bait, plugs
Coho Salmon
Rod: Same trolling rods as Chinook, 8.5 to 10.5 feet. For rivers and piers, drift rods rated 15 to 30 lb.
Line: 15 lb mono for trolling. Drift setups use lighter line than for Chinook.
Baits: spawn bags, salmon roe
Lures: bright red or orange spoons, crankbaits and floating-diving minnow plugs, spinners
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail 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.