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Hamlin Lake

📍 Mason County, Michigan

Beautiful lake inside Ludington State Park. Excellent walleye, northern pike, and bass fishing with minimal development.

5,000
Acres
40 ft
Max depth
51
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Hamlin Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Northern Pike Excellent
Esox lucius
Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Chinook Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Largemouth Bass Good
Micropterus salmoides
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Tiger Muskie Fair
Esox masquinongy x lucius
Walleye Fair
Sander vitreus
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Brown Bullhead Good
Ameiurus nebulosus
Freshwater Drum Good
Aplodinotus grunniens
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Longnose Gar Good
Lepisosteus osseus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
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
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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📋 Hamlin Lake Stocking Records

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May 31, 2017 Walleye 146,865 1.3"
Oct 22, 2015 Muskellunge 3,658 9.0"
Oct 22, 2015 Muskellunge 4,011 9.0"
Jun 2, 2015 Walleye 150,355 1.4"
Oct 30, 2013 Muskellunge 4,103 9.7"
Oct 30, 2013 Muskellunge 3,977 8.0"
Jun 4, 2013 Walleye 156,364 1.3"
Jun 4, 2012 Walleye 25,755 1.8"
Oct 19, 2011 Muskellunge 2,816 10.8"
Oct 12, 2011 Muskellunge 4,175 10.4"
Jul 1, 2011 Hybrid Sunfish 8,600 4.5"
Jun 7, 2011 Walleye 152,250 1.1"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Hamlin Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Hamlin Lake Launch — Ludington State Park
📍 8800 W M-116, Ludington, MI 49431
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 60 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, full state park facilities
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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 Hamlin Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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