BenzieJo Decoys

05/20/2026

When Tom first started carving in 1996, he enlisted the help of his daughter, Kim Winkelman ,who is a fantastic artist in her own right, (a masters degree in the Arts). Together they created several decoys together until Tom began both carving and painting them. This decoy is 8 inches in length. It....

05/01/2026

8 inch decoys
Available on Etsy.
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04/17/2026

04/11/2026

Spawning Dolly Varden.
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Spawning Northern Dolly Varden Trout Fish Decoy 8 inch

The Dolly Varden, a western char, was named after a character in the Charles Dickens’s novel Barnaby Rudge. Dickens wrote “was the very impersonation of good humor and blooming beauty.

02/15/2026

framed 18”x18” 1997 Michigan Trout & Salmon Stamp print with Remarque. Includes inserts. Purchased by the Artist. Both frame and print in excellent condition.

02/15/2026

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1993 Michigan Trout Stamp Print Framed Jon Lambeau| Limited 301/450 Remarque at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

01/12/2026

Fall fish stocking numbers are in! Fisheries staff in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocked 648,557 fish (8.6 tons!) at 76 locations statewide, supporting future fishing opportunities and helping bring the 2025 total to nearly 19.5 million fish stocked across Michigan waters.

Seven species were stocked this fall: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout (Eagle Lake and steelhead strains), walleye and muskellunge.

Hatchery stocking highlights ⬇️
Marquette State Fish Hatchery (near Marquette): 27,915 fall fingerling brook trout and 250 adult brook trout stocked at 27 Upper Peninsula locations.

Oden State Fish Hatchery (near Petoskey): 140,366 fall fingerling rainbow trout stocked at four locations in the Upper and Lower peninsulas.

Thompson State Fish Hatchery (near Manistique):
3,008 Great Lakes strain muskellunge stocked in Lake Hudson and Thornapple Lake
329,085 fall fingerling steelhead stocked at six locations

Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery (west of Kalamazoo): 64,532 fall fingerling steelhead stocked in Crystal Lake.

Harrietta State Fish Hatchery (near Cadillac): 17,548 brown trout and 24,520 rainbow trout stocked at four locations.

Walleye stocking by fisheries management units ⬇️
Southern Lake Michigan Management Unit: 33,580 Muskegon strain fingerlings stocked at 20 locations.

Central Lake Michigan Management Unit: 2,507 Muskegon strain fingerlings stocked at three locations.

Northern Lake Michigan Management Unit: 5,211 Little Bay de Noc strain fingerlings stocked at five locations, including fish raised with help from the Bay De Noc Great Lakes Sportfishermen.

Want to see how fish are raised before they’re stocked? The DNR welcomes visitors at its state fish hatcheries and interpretive centers. Learn more at Michigan.gov/Hatcheries

As always, thank you to the anglers who support Michigan's fisheries through the purchase of their fishing license. This funding ensures Michigan maintains its status as a first-class location to catch an amazing variety of species.

If you would like to know about which lakes are stocked, please check our fish stocking database at https://www.michigandnr.com/fishstock