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Lake Ann

📍 Benzie County, Michigan

Small but productive trout lake near Sleeping Bear Dunes. MDNR stocks regularly. Peaceful and scenic.

176
Acres
44 ft
Max depth
37
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Lake Ann

Rainbow Trout Excellent
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Brook Stickleback Good
Culaea inconstans
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Finescale Dace Good
Phoxinus neogaeus
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
Least Darter Good
Etheostoma microperca
Longnose Sucker Good
Catostomus catostomus
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Mottled Sculpin Good
Cottus bairdii
Ninespine Stickleback Good
Pungitius pungitius
Northern Pearl Dace Good
Margariscus nachtriebi
Northern Redbelly Dace Good
Phoxinus eos
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Slimy Sculpin Good
Cottus cognatus
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Lake Ann Stocking Records

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May 17, 2013 Rainbow Trout 500 8.0"
Apr 21, 1992 Brown Trout 5,950 6.4"
Apr 24, 1991 Brown Trout 6,300 6.1"
Apr 11, 1990 Brown Trout 6,000 5.3"
Apr 28, 1989 Brown Trout 6,000 6.2"
Apr 26, 1988 Brown Trout 6,000 5.3"
Apr 29, 1987 Brown Trout 5,390 5.8"
Apr 4, 1986 Brown Trout 5,270 6.3"
May 2, 1985 Brown Trout 5,070 6.0"
May 1, 1984 Brown Trout 6,000 5.4"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Lake Ann

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⚓ Boat Launches

Lake Ann Village Launch
📍 Lake St, Lake Ann, MI 49650
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Restrooms, dock
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📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Lake Ann Conditions

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🔗 Resources

📋 DNR Stocking Database 📖 Michigan Fishing Guide (PDF) 🗺 View on Map 📍 Google Maps 🎣 Log a catch here