Last fall, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocked 648,557 fish (8.6 tons) in 76 Michigan locations. Michigan’s nine hatcheries rear species for various times, with most stocking occurring in the spring. However, younger, adaptable fish are stocked in the fall as they require fewer resources. Seven species were stocked this fall: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout (Eagle Lake and steelhead strains), walleye, and muskellunge. The DNR encourages visits to its state fish hatcheries and interpretive centers. More information is available at Michigan.gov/Hatcheries, and specific locations can be checked at the DNR’s fish stocking database: michigandnr.com/fishstock/.