Northern Lower · Manistee
Arcadia Lake
Public trout plants
7
Fish recorded
111,513
History
2011-2017
DNR water ID
6888
Today's conditions
Good · 66 out of 100 · Weather-only estimate
Water temperature
Not reported
River flow
Not reported
Gauge height
Not reported
Eddy's read today
Eddy here - Arcadia Lake: Good today. It's prime season. 15,698 Wild Rose stocked Apr 4. Try a nymph, like a pheasant tail. (Weather only)
Au Sable and upper Manistee trout water, with inland lake fisheries.
Typical trout window: late April-September; steelhead on lower reaches. Check current Michigan fishing regulations before a trip.
44.48210, -86.23098 · BLM PLSS section centroid · MI190240N0160W0 section 15
Representative stocking location, not an access point or surveyed water centroid.
Species on record
Historical public plants establish recorded presence, not a guarantee of fish here today.
Trout stocking history
Michigan DNR sourceSite rows are combined by water, species, strain and event date. Private plants are excluded. Stocking dates are when fish went in, not when the record was discovered.
7 public plants
| Event date | Species / strain | Fish | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-04 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,698 | 7.5 in (19.1 cm) |
| 2016-05-20 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 13,999 | 5.6 in (14.3 cm) |
| 2015-04-02 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 17,999 | 5.1 in (12.9 cm) |
| 2014-04-18 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 14,998 | 5 in (12.8 cm) |
| 2013-04-19 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 16,240 | 5.5 in (14.0 cm) |
| 2012-04-09 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 19,080 | 3.9 in (10.0 cm) |
| 2011-04-22 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 13,499 | 4.7 in (12.0 cm) |
Small fish are future fishery history, not a claim of fishable stockers. Average length is count-weighted from available measurements. No per-record posting time is supplied by DNR. Steelhead classification uses verified strains; Michigan strain requires a verified Great Lakes tributary.