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Spotted Sucker

🔬 Minytrema melanops

A sucker with distinctive black spots on each scale. Found in clear lakes and rivers in southern Michigan. Rarely targeted but caught incidentally on worms.

🌿 Spotted Sucker Habitat & Behavior

DNR records show Spotted Sucker present in 381 Michigan water bodies.

🌊 Where to Catch Spotted Sucker in Michigan

Lake County Population
40th Street Pond St. Clair Good
Algoe Lake Lapeer Good
Alma Impoundment Gratiot Good
Augusta Creek Kalamazoo Good
Austin Lake Kalamazoo Good
Bad River Saginaw Good
Bankson Lake Van Buren Good
Barber Creek Allegan Good
Baseline Lake
377 acres
 Livingston Good
Battle Creek River Calhoun Good
Baw Beese Lake Hillsdale Good
Bear Creek Allegan Good
Belle River St. Clair Good
Belleville Lake Wayne Good
Bennett Lake Livingston Good
Big Blue Lake
620 acres
 Muskegon Good
Big Fish Lake Lapeer Good
Big Lake Allegan Good
Big Pine Island Lake Kent Good
Big Pleasant Lake St. Joseph Good
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