Cedar River
MI · Menominee
- 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
- Menominee County
- Last stocked
- July 3, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, Brown trout, Lake sturgeon, Brook trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 170 | 28 | 07-03-2026 |
| Rainbow trout | 15998 | 19.4 | 05-26-2026 |
| Chinook salmon | 97387 | 7.8, 8 | 05-13-2026 |
| Brown trout | 12985 | 11.39 | 05-07-2026 |
| Lake sturgeon | 220 | 14.1 | 08-28-2025 |
| Brook trout | 300 | 23 | 07-03-2025 |
| Brown trout | 14898 | 11.75 | 05-07-2025 |
| Chinook salmon | 39990 | 7.9 | 05-06-2025 |
| Brook trout | 1055 | 24 | 05-03-2025 |
| Rainbow trout | 17249 | 20.6 | 04-28-2025 |
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
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
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
Likely species (watershed)
Muskellunge, Ninespine Stickleback, Popeye Shiner, 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.