The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that Fall fish stocking has been productive. Typically, fish are stocked in the Spring and Summer, and the it is thought that the Fall stocking will contribute success of the 2023 fishing season. Fall 2022 fish stocking consisted of four species of fish: brook trout, Eagle Lake and steelhead strain rainbow trout, walleye and muskellunge. There are many factors that go into determining where and why fish are stocked in a particular lake or stream, including current habitat, available forage fish, and predators and/or competitors in the body of water. To find out if any fish were stocked in your favorite fishing spots, go to michigan.gov/dnr.