East Branch Ontonagon River
MI · Ontonagon
- Stocked
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Ontonagon County
- Last stocked
- May 28, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow trout, Brook trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 20955 | 19.6 | 05-28-2026 |
| Brook trout | 4000 | 13.56 | 06-05-2025 |
| Rainbow trout | 12745 | 17.6 | 05-05-2025 |
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
Brook Trout
Rod: Fairly light spinning or spincast rod, the same light gear used for other trout.
Line: 4 to 6 lb test.
Baits: worms, crickets, grasshoppers
Lures: small spoons, small spinners, small jigs
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Shiner, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, River Chub, Silver Lamprey, Silver Redhorse, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch, 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.