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Black Lake

📍 Cheboygan County, Michigan

Northern Michigan gem with excellent walleye, muskellunge, and perch. Less crowded than nearby Burt and Mullett Lakes.

10,130
Acres
40 ft
Max depth
46
Fish species
2
Boat launches
✓
Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Black Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Rainbow Trout Excellent
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Lake Trout Good
Salvelinus namaycush
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Lake Sturgeon Fair
Acipenser fulvescens
Muskellunge Fair
Esox masquinongy
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
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
Pugnose Shiner Good
Notropis anogenus
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
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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📋 Black Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 17, 2021 Walleye 190,000 1.8"
Jun 16, 2021 Walleye 79,453 1.5"
Jun 15, 2021 Walleye 119,010 1.6"
Aug 24, 2019 Lake Sturgeon 520 3.7"
Jun 26, 2018 Walleye 120,700 2.0"
Jun 26, 2018 Walleye 120,699 2.0"
Jun 26, 2017 Walleye 101,025 2.2"
Jun 15, 2017 Walleye 50,270 1.5"
Jun 13, 2017 Walleye 122,430 1.6"
Oct 25, 2016 Walleye 9,750 7.5"
Nov 30, 2015 Lake Sturgeon 6 11.1"
Aug 22, 2015 Lake Sturgeon 240 7.8"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Black Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Black Lake DNR Access
📍 5890 Black River Rd, Cheboygan, MI 49721
Paved ramp Free 40 parking spots
Restrooms, dock
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Black Lake South Access
📍 Black River Rd, Onaway, MI 49765
Gravel ramp Free 15 parking spots
Basic ramp -- south end near Black River
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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 Black Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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