← Charlevoix County

Charlevoix Lake

📍 Charlevoix County, Michigan

Connects Lake Michigan to Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix. Diverse fishery including salmon, lake trout, walleye, and bass.

17,260
Acres
122 ft
Max depth
51
Fish species
2
Boat launches
✓
Public access


📊 Fishing Pressure

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💡 Angler Tips for Charlevoix Lake

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🐟 Fish Species in Charlevoix Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Lake Trout Excellent
Salvelinus namaycush
Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Chinook Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Alewife Good
Alosa pseudoharengus
Freshwater Drum Good
Aplodinotus grunniens
Lake Whitefish Good
Coregonus clupeaformis
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Round Goby Good
Neogobius melanostomus
White Perch Good
Morone americana
Cisco Fair
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
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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📋 Charlevoix Lake Stocking Records

No stocking records on file for this lake. This does not mean the lake is unstocked — check the Michigan DNR Stocking Database for the most current records.


📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Charlevoix Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Charlevoix City Marina Launch
📍 Bridge St, Charlevoix, MI 49720
Paved ramp Fee: Daily fee 120 parking spots
Restrooms, fuel, fish cleaning, full marina services
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Young State Park Launch -- Lake Charlevoix
📍 02280 Boyne City Rd, Boyne City, MI 49712
Gravel ramp Fee: Yes 4 parking spots
Boating pier, AIS signage
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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 Charlevoix Lake Weather Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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