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Muskegon Lake

📍 Muskegon County, Michigan

Connected to Lake Michigan and the Muskegon River. World-class steelhead and salmon runs. Also walleye and bass.

4,150
Acres
45 ft
Max depth
53
Fish species
2
Boat launches
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Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Muskegon Lake

Channel Catfish Good
Ictalurus punctatus
Largemouth Bass Good
Micropterus salmoides
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Chinook Salmon Fair
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon Fair
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Lake Sturgeon Fair
Acipenser fulvescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Alewife Good
Alosa pseudoharengus
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Common Carp Good
Cyprinus carpio
Freshwater Drum Good
Aplodinotus grunniens
Lake Whitefish Good
Coregonus clupeaformis
Longnose Gar Good
Lepisosteus osseus
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Round Goby Good
Neogobius melanostomus
Sea Lamprey Good
Petromyzon marinus
White Bass Good
Morone chrysops
White Perch Good
Morone americana
Sauger Poor
Sander canadensis
Blackstripe Topminnow Good
Fundulus notatus
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
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
Ghost Shiner Good
Notropis buchanani
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon sucetta
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Pugnose Minnow Good
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Redfin Shiner Good
Lythrurus umbratilis
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Chub Good
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Spotted Sucker Good
Minytrema melanops
Starhead Topminnow Good
Fundulus dispar
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
Western Creek Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon oblongus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Muskegon Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 5, 2018 Walleye 104,948 1.3"
Jun 1, 2016 Walleye 108,360 1.1"
Jun 1, 2016 Walleye 104,259 1.1"
Nov 6, 2014 Muskellunge 2,985 8.7"
Nov 5, 2014 Muskellunge 3,188 8.1"
Jun 11, 2014 Walleye 30,290 1.3"
Jun 10, 2014 Walleye 71,302 1.4"
Jun 10, 2014 Walleye 73,173 1.3"
Nov 14, 2013 Muskellunge 6,846 8.4"
May 22, 2012 Walleye 105,372 0.9"
May 22, 2012 Walleye 106,624 0.9"
Jun 2, 2010 Walleye 99,787 1.1"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Muskegon Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Muskegon City Launch
📍 560 Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440
Paved ramp Fee: Yes 79 parking spots
Boating pier
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Muskegon State Park Launch
📍 3560 Memorial Dr, North Muskegon, MI 49445
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 100 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, fish cleaning station
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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 Muskegon Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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