West Michigan steelhead · Kent
Battjes Pond
Public trout plants
7
Fish recorded
2,878
History
1988-1996
DNR water ID
6589
Today's conditions
Good · 69 out of 100 · Weather-only estimate
Water temperature
Not reported
River flow
Not reported
Gauge height
Not reported
Eddy's read today
Eddy here - Battjes Pond: Good today. Light winds. 399 Shasta stocked Apr 19. Try a nymph, like a pheasant tail. (Weather only)
Great Lakes tributaries with steelhead and resident trout.
Typical steelhead windows: October-November and March-April; resident trout late April-September. Check current Michigan fishing regulations before a trip.
42.93522, -85.71570 · BLM PLSS section centroid · MI190060N0120W0 section 03
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-19 | Rainbow trout Shasta | 399 | 6.6 in (16.7 cm) |
| 1995-05-15 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 400 | 7.2 in (18.4 cm) |
| 1994-05-19 | Rainbow trout Shasta | 399 | 6.7 in (17.1 cm) |
| 1993-04-14 | Rainbow trout Shasta | 385 | 6.4 in (16.3 cm) |
| 1992-04-17 | Rainbow trout Shasta | 400 | 6.7 in (17.0 cm) |
| 1991-04-10 | Rainbow trout Arlee | 395 | 7 in (17.8 cm) |
| 1988-05-19 | Rainbow trout Shasta | 500 | 6.6 in (16.8 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.