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Spoonhead Sculpin

🔬 Cottus ricei

A deepwater sculpin of the Great Lakes. Found in cold, deep water — rarely encountered near shore. Important forage for Lake Trout.

🌿 Spoonhead Sculpin Habitat & Behavior

DNR records show Spoonhead Sculpin present in 65 Michigan water bodies.

🌊 Where to Catch Spoonhead Sculpin in Michigan

Lake County Population
Arbutus Lake
510 acres
 Grand Traverse Good
Bear Lake
3,350 acres
 Manistee Good
Big Blue Lake
620 acres
 Muskegon Good
Big Twin Lake
210 acres
 Wexford Good
Black Lake
10,130 acres
 Cheboygan Good
Burt Lake
17,120 acres
 Cheboygan Good
Cass Lake
1,280 acres
 Oakland Good
Charlevoix Lake
17,260 acres
 Charlevoix Good
Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron Cheboygan Good
Coldwater Lake
1,561 acres
 Branch Good
Crooked Lake
650 acres
 Emmet Good
Croton Pond
1,605 acres
 Newaygo Good
Crystal Lake
9,854 acres
 Benzie Good
Douglas Lake
3,400 acres
 Cheboygan Good
Elk Lake
7,793 acres
 Antrim Good
Elk Lake
7,793 acres
 Antrim Good
Fremont Lake
1,700 acres
 Newaygo Good
Glen Lake
4,944 acres
 Leelanau Good
Gull Lake
2,030 acres
 Kalamazoo Good
Gun Lake
2,680 acres
 Barry Good
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